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Hari Sharma fonds
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Diaries and daily calendars

Sub-series consists of diaries and daily calendars written by Hari Sharma to track personal and professional travels, meetings, and other activities. Included are personal notes and correspondence that he kept with the diaries.

Community activism records

Series consists of records arising from Hari Sharma's community activism work that includes helping to mobilize people toward the formation of the Indian People's Association of North America (IPANA) through his leadership, writings, and talks; systematically addressing racism in British Columbia through his committee work with the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism (BCOFR); standing in solidarity with Indo-Canadian farmworkers in the Fraser Valley and members of IPANA in the formation of the Canadian Farmworkers Union; uniting IPANA with other groups in the community to form the Komagata Maru Historical Society with the impending 75th anniversary of the Komagata Maru incident in 1989; playing a leadership role in the creation of Non-Resident Indians for Secularism and Democracy (NRISAD) when IPANA faded away, and then helping NRISAD expand its focus to the entire South Asian region as it evolved into the South Asian Network for Secularism and Democracy (SANSAD); building relationships with members of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) Nation in south-central B.C. as co-chair of the SCES/SFU partnership; and defending human rights and social justice, often providing expert witness testimony in immigration and Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) claim cases within the South Asian community. Series includes the organizational records of BCOFR, IPANA, and NRISAD-SANSAD; interviews, transcripts, case files, notes, and correspondence.

First Nations-SFU partnership files

Sub-series consists of records arising from Hari Sharma's involvement with the Secwepemc Cultural Education Society of the Shuswap Nation and the Simon Fraser University partnership program. Sub-series includes reports, agreements, notes, statements, correspondence, programs, booklets, newsletters, pamphlets, transcripts, lists, and proposals.

Correspondence

Series consists of Hari Sharma's correspondence with friends, colleagues, and peers. Series includes incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters that reflect his teaching and research interests, his involvement in revolutionary movements, and his community activism. Also includes correspondence relating to research funding, publications, recommendations, and editorial work.

Personal notes and correspondence

Sub-series consists of personal notes and correspondence arranged chronologically. Sub-series includes incoming letters and copies of outgoing letters to friends and colleagues.

Special media records

Series consists of non-textual records (special media) made and received by Hari Sharma and maintained separately from the textual files. Records include photographs, audio-visual recordings, and audio recordings.

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