Item
Identifier:
2022_07_025
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.thereach.ca/
Repository Identifier
C.I.P. 26
Date
August 26 1996;Date(s) of creation
Creator
Extent
1 digital video [1 hour, 37 minutes, 19 seconds]
Format
moving image
Description
Interview with Ben Ratzlaff about his work with Sunder Singh's dairy farm. Ben and his family moved to British Columbia because of the promising future. He started to work at Sunder Singh's dairy farm where he and his family were given a place to live. He held high opinions of Sunder Singh. Ben knew about farming since he was raised on a farm. Ben describes how he got to know many of the South Asian works, and often invited some for tea and snacks. He also describes how he had once helped a man by the name of Jassa Singh, to hide from the government by sending him to Saskatchewan. Ben quit his job with Sunder Singh in the late 1940s. This interview was conducted by Nirakshik Chand on August 26, 1996.
Language
English
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men dairy farmers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Farm managers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85047228];Dairy farms [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85035442]