Bachan Kaur Alamwala ➔ [Video of Bachan Kaur Alamwala's complete interview]
Item
Identifier:
2022_05_01_013
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.southasiancanadianheritage.ca/where-are-the-women-love-solace-and-courage/
Repository Identifier
Bachan Kaur Alamwala - combined video
Date
Extent
1 video (42 min., 35 sec.)
Format
moving image
Description
This is the combined interview between Bachan Kaur Alamwala and Kusum Soni, the coordinator for the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley. The interview is set in Bachan Kaur's house, with Bachan Kaur sitting in an armchair with a blanket covering her lap. She has a scarf covering her head and is wearing a multi-coloured shirt. The interview was for the 'Where Are the Women' collection with Bachan Kaur giving information about her childhood, marriage, separation from her husband, how she sent letters to her husband, and how she prepared to immigrate to Canada.
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian women;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/sh99004833];Canada--Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100373];Letters [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85076240];Marriage [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006595]