Item
Identifier:
2022_16_22_004
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Joginder Singh Bassi Narration
Date
January 8 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
1 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Narrative of Joginder Singh Bassi in which he discusses his immigration history and his experience working in both sawmills and on farms in Canada. Bassi also mentions living in a bunkhouse and the food that was served. He further discusses his wages and the working conditions.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Victoria Land District;Victoria
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];Food [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050184];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]
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