For many first-generation South Asian women, success comes with an unspoken rule: don’t take up too much space. Be grateful. Be agreeable. Be realistic. Sonya Singh has spent her career doing the opposite, not out of defiance, but out of necessity.
For Parabjot Kaur Singh, language is not just a subject she teaches. It is an inheritance, responsibility, and bridge. As a high school English and Punjabi teacher in British Columbia, her work inside the classroom is deeply intertwined with the stories she carries from home.
In November 2025, Dr. Sharmila Anandasabapathy stepped into her role as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Vice-President, Health at the University of British Columbia (UBC) at a pivotal moment for health both in British Columbia and globally.
Gargi Lahiri Dasgupta, a care coordinator at a long-term care facility, made Canada her home in 2012 alongside her husband, Chandan Dasgupta, a retail manager. They now live in Vancouver, surrounded by family and love, with their sons Debayan and Debatrik, and their daughter-in-law, Mridula Dakshy Dasgupta.
Khalsa Credit Union was founded to serve a gap that few others recognized at the time. Many Sikh families in BC struggled to access basic financial services simply because they could not communicate comfortably or were misunderstood by traditional institutions.
At just 13 years old, Ariya Jagpal already wears many hats: athlete, entrepreneur, mentor, and student. A Grade 8 student at Seycove Secondary School, she juggles a busy schedule filled with high-level soccer and basketball, schoolwork, and running her own jewelry business, Gummy Bear Wear.
