Mohinder Singh Gidda ➔ [Transcription of interview with Mohinder Singh Gidda]

Item
Identifier:
2022_16_29_005
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Mohinder Singh Gidda Transcription
Date
November 30 2014;Date(s) of creation
Extent
15 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of interview with Mohinder Singh Gidda in which he discusses his personal history and immigration to Canada in 1970. Gidda began working at Snowcrest Canary in Abbotsford, B.C and worked in both farms and sawmills in Canada. He also discusses the people he worked with, his experiences living in bunkhouses, his union experiences, and the racism he faced over the years.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Abbotsford
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian farm workers;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];Racism [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110266];Agricultural laborers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002338];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526]