Komagata Maru
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Canada Place given secondary name and signage honouring Komagata Maru passengersCanada Place will now also be known as Komagata Maru Place, an acknowledgment of the city's role in historical discrimination against people of South Asian origin.PoliticsFeb 9
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Vancouver gives green light Komagata Maru street name, addressing historic wrongsThe vessel docked near the current location of Canada Place with hundreds of Sikh passengers on board, most of whom were denied entry despite having valid travel documents.PoliticsMay 31, 2023
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New panel in B.C. park highlights Sikh community’s efforts to support Komagata Maru passengersThe plaque was designed by the Descendants of the Komogata Maru Society and the city to inspire people everywhere to stand up to hatred, racism and discrimination.CanadaNov 9, 2022
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Anti-hate rally held at damaged Komagata Maru memorial in VancouverThe rally is organized by the West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WCCAR) as a response to the vandalism of the memorial.CanadaOct 8, 2022
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Komagata Maru memorial damaged for 2nd time, Vancouver police sayVancouver police have confirmed glass at the Komagata Maru memorial in Coal Harbour has been smashed.CrimeOct 5, 2022
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Charges laid against man who allegedly defaced Komagata Maru memorial in VancouverThe memorial was splattered with white paint sometime last August, and at the time, Vancouver police promised to do "everything in our power" to uncover who was responsible.CrimeJan 12, 2022
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Komagata Maru memorial in B.C. vandalized: policeThe defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver is being treated by police as a possible hate crime.PoliticsAug 23, 2021
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Vancouver remembers Komagata Maru on 107th anniversary of ship denied entryThe Komagata Maru steamship arrived in Vancouver on May 23, 1914 with hundreds of British subjects from India aboard who were sent back due to their ethnicity or religion.CanadaMay 23, 2021
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Vancouver apologizes for role in Komagata Maru incidentMayor Kennedy Stewart says discrimination by the city had "cruel effects" on the Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims aboard the Komagata Maru, which arrived in Burrard Inlet on May 23, 1914.PoliticsMay 18, 2021
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Name of man behind Komagata Maru incident removed from Vancouver federal gov’t buildingMembers of Parliament officially removed former MP Harry Stevens' name from the Service Canada building, three years after the government apologized for the incident.CanadaAug 9, 2019
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