Bachittar Singh Gill ➔ [Transcription of an interview with Bachittar Singh Gill]

Item
Identifier:
2022_16_03_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Bachittar Singh Gill (Jatta Singh)Transcript -Kusum
Date
February 9 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
10 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of interview with Bachittar Singh Gill discusses his immigration status, work history in India, personal experience working in Canadian sawmills and his wages. Gill also discusses living in bunkhouses and the food served in the cookhouses. He also speaks about his experience of buying a house and how he did not face racism in Canada.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Cowichan Lake Land District;Youbou
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
Sikh men;South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Sikhs [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85122444];South Asians [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125544];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];Bunkhouses [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2018000036];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]