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Fraser Taylor provides commentary on the principal theories presented to explain the presence of Indigenous peoples in North America, including British Columbia.

Agatha Klassen offers a history of Mennonite settlement in the Yarrow area of the Fraser Valley. Helena Braun reminisces about her experiences on the Fraser River Flood of 1948.

Image showcasing the Mathematically Modelling Rolling Locust Swarms project.

William A. Pritchard reminisces about his experiences as Reeve of Burnaby, B.C. from 1932-1935 and his involvement in left wing politics in the 1930s in Western Canada. The discussion also refers to many individuals who were members of the Socialist…

Five First Nations speakers active in a variety of different contexts offer their perspectives on issues of immediate interest. Topics covered include respect and care for elders, the generation gap, adjustment to urban life, education,…

Deals with the Winnipeg General Strike of 1919 from the perspectives of W.A. Pritchard, a central participant, and Norman Penner, a historian of the strike. Topics include the historical record of the strike, the Red Scare Menace, socialism in…

This book is mainly adapted from the first four chapters of the open source calculus textbook titled APEX calculus, Version 3.0, by Gregory Hartman, department of applied mathematics, Virginia Military Institute. This complete calculus book is under…

On October 13, 2017, Langara held a Research Ethics Workshop to discuss quality assurance and legal issues around confidentiality in a post-secondary setting. The topics discussed were: · Administrative Inertia in Addressing Legal Threats to…

William A. Pritchard reminisces about his experiences as Reeve of Burnaby, B.C. from 1932-1935 and his involvement in left wing politics in the 1930s in Western Canada. The discussion also refers to many individuals who were members of the Socialist…

HiPo: The Langara Student Journal of History and Political Science is an annual, online student publication produced with the support of the Department of History, Latin, and Politician Science at Langara College. All articles are student peer-…

Image showcasing the Mathematically Modelling Rolling Locust Swarms project.

This book is mainly adapted from the first four chapters of the open source calculus textbook titled APEX calculus, Version 3.0, by Gregory Hartman, department of applied mathematics, Virginia Military Institute. This complete calculus book is under…

We sought to create a computer simulation of rolling locust swarms. Rather than having the locusts move ad-hoc, we setup and equations that, when solved, would describe their movement. Most of our time and energy was devoted to 1) creating sensible…

Eight short films by students of the Department of Film Arts at Langara College. In Sparrow, a priest confronts his inner demons when he lets in a street girl who's not who she appears to be. Zeldon's excursion shadows a schizophrenic teen…

This collection houses materials that are created as part of Applied Research activities at Langara College. This include presentations, posters, publications, and other research project objects.

On April 27, 2016, a panel of experts provided an overview of challenges and solutions to ethical problems that arise in creating and disseminating research surveys and questionnaires. The issues discussed included: Dealing with socially and…