Amarjit Singh Heer ➔ [Audio interview with Amarjit Singh Heer]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_01_009
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Amarjit Singh Heer
Date
Extent
Audio (30 min., 26 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Audio interview with Amarjit Singh Heer conducted by SB. Amarjit Singh Heer is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1972. He began his first job at a mill near Williams lake. He also discusses 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's encounters with racism and discrimination is also discussed.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Chemainus Land District;Chemainus
Language
Punjabi
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]