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How 3 waves of Asian immigration shaped Ottawa

CBC Ottawa profiles 3 major waves of immigration to the nation's capital
Ajit Singh Sandhu will never forget the day he saw one of Pakistan's most revered folk singers perform in Ottawa.

"You never thought this would happen as an event here … It just reflects what the community is like now, how big we are," said Sandhu, who waited 13 years for a show that size to hit the nation's capital.

In 2018, the New Delhi immigrant joined thousands of fans to pack the halls of Centrepointe Theatre to watch Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sing hit songs from Bollywood films.

For Sandhu, that moment represented a milestone in the growth of Ottawa's South Asian community.
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