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

Item
Identifier:
2022_16_10_002
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Dyal Singh Gill Transcription
Date
February 9 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
7 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of an interview with Dyal Singh Gill in which he discusses his educational background, personal history, working in sawmills and his challenges. Dyal also discusses the foods he ate, as well as the treatment he received from the dominant European White settler community. He also mentions special occasions he attended such as Christmas, Vaisakhi, and Jor Mela at Paldi. Gill further discusses how the cost of living has increased from before.
Location
Canada;British Columbia;Vancouver Island
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];Food [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050184];Special events [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005772];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]