Dyal Singh Gill ➔ [Audio interview with Dyal Singh Gill]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_10_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi//
Repository Identifier
Dyal Gill
Date
February 9 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
Audio (18 min., 21 sec.)
Format
textual record
Description
Audio interview with Dyal Singh Gill conducted by MB. Dyal Singh Gill is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1942. His first job in Canada was in Honeymoon Bay on Vancouver Island. He also 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]