This interview is a part of the “Punjabi in BC” oral history project (2019-2023). “Punjabi in BC” is comprised of interviews with over 50 K-12 teachers, language advocates, journalists, and writers who have contributed to the life of the Punjabi language in British Columbia, Canada. Harinder Kaur Dhahan, the subject of this interview, is an educator who immigrated to Canada in 1969 after earning a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education. Her passion for teaching led her to start teaching Punjabi at Khalsa School in 1992. Upon retiring from her employment otherwise, she fulfilled her aspiration of teaching full-time in 2005. This interview is divided into two segments and includes one promotional video. In the interview, Harinder Kaur Dhahan discusses her struggle to maintain her Punjabi language skills after immigrating to Canada, advocacy for recognizing Punjabi as an official language, and the Dhahan Prize, an award which was launched to promote Punjabi literature.
Dhahan et al. (Thu,) studied this question.