Punjab in the world

Diaspora.

Local records illuminate migration, work, family life and new connections.

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Punjabi communities in Kampala

A medical-institution notice, contested commemoration and research on expulsion preserve different records of Sikh and wider Asian life in Kampala.

Kampala, with wider Ugandan migration context

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Punjabi communities in Kuala Lumpur

A railway-linked gurdwara, observed community cooking and a dated public-funding announcement show specific forms of Punjabi institutional life in Kuala Lumpur.

Kuala Lumpur, especially Sentul

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Punjabi communities in Melbourne

Suburban buildings, women’s textiles and a language school’s civic submission reveal different settings for Punjabi community life in Melbourne.

Metropolitan Melbourne, especially Blackburn and the Immigration Museum

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Punjabi communities in Mombasa

Guesthouse and school histories, a dated club record and a volunteer’s account trace different forms of Sikh community organisation in Mombasa.

Mombasa, with national Kenyan campaign context

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Punjabi communities in Nairobi

A sports club, Punjabi-language labour newspapers and educational institutions reveal different ways Nairobi’s communities organised urban life.

Nairobi, especially Racecourse Road and its institutional networks

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Punjabi communities in New Jersey

A documentary catalogue, a Carteret school report and Bridgewater’s institutional history offer three specific views of Punjabi life in New Jersey.

New Jersey, with Carteret and Bridgewater examples

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Punjabi communities in New York

Neighbourhood recognition, a multilingual labour archive and school communication reveal different forms of Punjabi public life in New York City.

New York City, especially Richmond Hill, Queens

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Punjabi communities in Perth

Riverbank commemoration, changing worship premises and a Punjabi school show different parts of community history across metropolitan Perth.

Metropolitan Perth: Riverton, Canning Vale and Bennett Springs

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Punjabi communities in Sydney

Migration research, a volunteer language school and a dated civic discussion provide specific views of Punjabi connections across Sydney.

Metropolitan Sydney, with Revesby teaching examples

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Punjabi communities in the Po Valley

Dairy-work research and Novellara’s institutions connect Punjabi migration with employment, religious gathering and local public life in the Po Valley.

Po Valley, with northern Italian dairy context and Novellara examples

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Punjabi communities in Wellington

A regional gurdwara’s history and dated Punjabi women’s association grants document different forms of community activity around Wellington.

Greater Wellington: Porirua, Lower Hutt and regional organisations

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Punjabi Coventry: congregation, language classes and family archives

A gurdwara foundation, research with children and a family-based museum exhibition reveal different ways Punjabi-linked histories have been sustained in Coventry.

Coventry, Britain

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Punjabi Derby: factory pictures, bhangra and public memory

Workplace photographs, accounts of Punjabi youth music and a heritage museum show several ways Derby’s diaspora histories enter public collections.

Derby, Britain

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Punjabi diaspora cinema audiences

Box-office records, festival programmes and film criticism describe different aspects of Punjabi cinema abroad; none alone identifies every viewer.

United Kingdom and Ireland market; London, England

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Punjabi diaspora publishing

Vancouver’s literary magazines connected writers and readers while their editors debated language, belonging and the limits of voluntary publishing.

Vancouver and wider Canadian Punjabi literary networks

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Punjabi diaspora radio

Australian programme history and a Toronto licensing record show how Punjabi radio developed through language provision, technology and regulation.

Australia; Greater Toronto Area, Canada

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Punjabi Edmonton: a family park, changing premises and jazz

A Black and Punjabi-linked family’s public commemoration, a congregation’s building history and Judi Singh’s music reveal overlapping lives within Edmonton.

Edmonton, Alberta

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Punjabi farmers in California

Landholding, citizenship restrictions and local arrangements shaped early Punjabi farming in California as much as crops and agricultural skill.

California, especially the Imperial Valley

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