[A Sikh woman recalls early days]
Item
Identifier:
2020_06_07_01_042
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.cowichanvalleymuseum.bc.ca/
Date
April 23 1987;Date(s) of publication
Creator
Mayo, Joan
Publisher
Extent
1 p. of textual records (newspaper clipping)
Format
newspaper
Description
Newspaper clipping titled "A Sikh woman recalls early days" from The Cowichan News Leader, April 23, 1987, written by Joan Mayo. This article tells the story of Mrs. Maha Kour Lashman's early days of immigration. The photo at the top shows that Sikh women tended to the home and gathered at the well in the early days at Paldi, and politics and citizenship were left to the men.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Sahtlam Land District;Paldi
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Newspaper editors [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh90003323];Newspaper carriers' writings, Canadian [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99010083];Immigrant families [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007005736];Citizenship [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026205];Voting [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144418]
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