As president in 2003 of the Penticton and District Multi-Cultural Society Lakhvinder Jhaj was instrumental in the declaration of National Multicultural Week and spearheaded the 2003 Multicultural Festival in Penticton. Lakhvinder piloted a forum entitled “Clash of Cultures” addressing inter-generational conflict within Indo-Canadian families and, as well, was involved in the Harvest Outreach Program.
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