Joginder Singh Bassi ➔ [Audio interview with Joginder Singh Bassi]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_22_006
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Joginder Bassi
Date
January 9 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
Audio (14 min., 45 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Audio interview with Joginder Singh Bassi conducted by SB. Joginder Singh Bassi is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1959. He began his first job in Victoria on a farm. In the interview he discusses his family/immigration history, marriage, working in both sawmills and on farms in Canada. Bassi also discusses his co-workers, living conditions in bunkhouses. He further mentions the length of his shifts, his wages, and retirement.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Victoria Land District;Victoria
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];Food [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85050184];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]