Bachan Kaur Alamwala ➔ [Document of Bachan Kaur Alamwala Narration]

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Identifier:
2022_05_01_012
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.southasiancanadianheritage.ca/where-are-the-women-love-solace-and-courage/
Repository Identifier
Bachan Kaur Alamwala Narration
Date
Extent
1 p. of textual records
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textual record
Description
This is a brief biography of Bachan Kaur from her childhood in Punjab, India, to her marriage and eventual motherhood, and finally, her immigration to Canada. Bachan Kaur first came to Cowichan, where her husband worked at the Honeymoon Bay mill. Later the family went to Abbotsford, where they had a 10-acre farm in 1968. In Abbotsford, Bachan Kaur worked at a cannery and cared for her children. After being in Canada for six years, Bachan Kaur began sponsoring other members of her family.
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian women;South Asian Canadian women cannery workers;Punjab (India) -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century;South Asian Canadian women--Biography
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Biography [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014152];Cannery workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85019616];Canada--Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100373]