Bachittar Singh Gill ➔ [Audio interview with Bachittar Singh Gill]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_03_004
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Bachittar Singh (Jatta Singh) Gill
Date
February 19 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
Audio (16 min., 07 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Audio interview with Bachittar Singh Gill conducted by SB. Bachittar Singh Bains is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1950. His first job was at British Columbia Forest Products in Youbou, B.C. He also 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 cook houses. He also discusses 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
Punjabi
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]