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Okanagan tech pioneer featured in top immigrant book When Raghwa Gopal graduated from the University of the South Pacific in Fiji in 1977 with a degree in computer science hardly anyone knew what computers were. Taking a course that few recognized was one of Gopal s first courageous moves. The next would be relocating to Kelowna in 1978 to start Vadium Software, the city s first high-tech company, which made financial and billing software for municipalities. Gopal s brother already lived in Kelowna at the time and was working at RV manufacturer Vanguard. This is the basis of Gopal s story, one of five by Canada s top immigrants, in a new book called The Courageous Move. ....