Black Press columnist Ken Herar
will be writing a special, three-part series on the history of the
South Asian community in Mission, as part of Mission’s 125th anniversary
celebrations.
The stories will run the second Friday of the month, beginning May 12 in the Mission City Record.
Herar,
who is born and raised in Mission and comes from a pioneer South Asian
family, has written many columns on the life and contributions of his
community, during his 22 years as a columnist.
He
is reaching out to the public who may have any interesting stories they
would like to share as part of this series as the District gets
prepared to celebrate its 125th anniversary on June 4 at Fraser River Heritage Park.
“I
am excited and honoured about this opportunity about connecting the
local South Asian community’s past to its present. History sometimes
gets forgotten and its important to connect those valuable dots.,” said
Herar.
“There
are so some amazing stories and personalities that need to be retold so
the generations to follow can be proud of the vibrant and strong
diverse relationships that have been built over the past century.
Mission is a role model community where diversity is working as the
community is constantly changing in its demographics.
“It’s not going to be easy to condense so many amazing stories in three upcoming columns, but I am committed in doing my best.”
Herar, will also be doing a presentation to mayor and council on Oct. 16 on the ongoing Mission Moments series in conjunction with the anniversary.
If you have a story to share with Herar, contact him at kenherar@gmail.com.
