Item
Identifier:
2022_16_14_004
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Gurdial Singh Talhan Narrative
Date
December 14 2014;Date(s) of creation
Extent
3 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Gurdial Singh Talhan's narrative discusses his work in lumber mills, the labour conditions of sawmill work, and sawmill unions. He discusses how most of the sawmill workers he worked with were also South Asian, but there were other workers from the Chinese, Japanese, and European White settler communities. He also speaks about the cost of living and how the prices for everyday items have increased and how he believes society has changed over time.
Location
Canada;British Columbia;Cariboo Land District;Quesnel
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];Weather [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85145843]
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