Alicia's Journey to the Past

Alicia a third-generation Canadian doesn't know much about her Punjabi heritage. But that starts to change when she stumbles across a memorial for the Punjabi passengers who tried immigrating to Canada on the Komagata Maru ship. To her surprise she finds a familiar face in the memorial and soon she is swept up in a magical adventure to the past to learn the truth about the obstacles her family faced in their journey to Canada. <br /><br />Written in both English and Punjabi this short explanation of the Komagata Maru tragedy will both educate and entertain young readers about a little-known part of Canada's history.