Introduction
The essay will research the growing population of Sikh community in Canada. The time period that will be covered in the essay will be from the 1960s to the 1980s. This period comprises of the major and continuous Sikh population wave immigrating to Canada. During 1960s, Canadian immigration laws were relaxed that facilitated easier emigration (Nayar, 2004, p. 160-168). In 1984, operation Blue Star was launched by the Indian government against few Sikh separatist militants. The resulting consequence was the prosecution of Sikhs, leading to several Sikhs fleeing India for foreign shores to escape the violence. Canada was one of the countries, where the Sikh population grew significantly in the 1980s and the following years (Basran and Bolaria, 2008, p. 30-58).
Thesis Statement
Overall, the Sikh population grew between 1960s and 1980s in Canada, as the country provided better socio-economic opportunities to the emigrating Sikhs, and many came in search of a safer living environment in comparison to their homeland in India (Walton-Roberts, 2003, p. 42).
Essay Structure
Introduction
The essay will start by explaining who are Sikhs and how are they different.
Time Period of Sikh Emigration
The following section will include the basic who, where, what, which and how questions about the emigration of Sikhs.
Occupation
This section will include the type of work Sikhs did in Canada after emigrating to the country between 1960s and 1980s. This section will give a detailed idea about the education and skill level of the emigrating class. Other questions answered in this section would be about the success of Sikhs and their adaptation to the country.
Differing Aspect
The following section will include how Sikh is different from other immigrants coming to Canada from India and other countries.
Settlement
This section will include few examples of Sikhs living in the country and their successful or failed adaptation to the Canadian way of life.
Hurdles
Here any social, economic, religious, political or cultural hurdles faced by Sikhs in Canada will be analysed.
Discrimination
This section will include major events of discrimination reported against the Sikh community in Canada and actions they took to overcome
Conclusion
The essay will end with a conclusion of the snippets of information from all sections within the essay. The conclusion will end with the restatement of the Thesis.
References List
Basran, G. S., & Bolaria, B. S. (2003). The Sikhs in Canada: Migration, race, class, and gender. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press.
Historica Canada. (2016). Sikhism. Retrieved 14 February 2016 from, http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sikhism/
Nayar, K. E. (2004). The Sikh diaspora in Vancouver: Three generations amid tradition, modernity, and multiculturalism. Toronto, Canada: University of Toronto Press.
Nayar, K. E. (2012). The Punjabis in British Columbia: Location, labour, First Nations, and multiculturalism. Montreal, Canada: McGill-Queen's University Press.
Palriwala, R., & Uberoi, P. (2008). Chapter 8: A Case Study of Migrant Indian Community in Canada. In Marriage, migration and gender. New Delhi, India: SAGE Publications.
Walton-Roberts, M. (2003). Transnational geographies: Indian immigration to Canada. The Canadian Geographer/Le G?ographe canadien, 47(3), 235-250. doi:10.1111/1541-0064.00020
