Amarjit Singh Heer ➔ [Transcription of an interview with Amarjit Singh Heer]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_01_006
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Amarjit Singh Heer Transcription
Date
February 9 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
11 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of interview with Amarjit Singh Heer discussing his immigration to Canada, his immigration status, his personal history, and his experience working in various positions at sawmills such as Nanoose Forest Products, Nanaimo Forest Products and Western Forest Products. He also discusses how he was paid low wages and how it was difficult to gain seniority at the sawmills. Heer also mentions his encounters with racism and discrimination in Canada.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Chemainus Land District;Chemainus
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Racism [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110266];Discrimination [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038376];Lumber trade [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85078814];Sawmill workers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117788];Timber [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85135386];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]
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