Series 1: Hundal Family Photographs ➔ [Studio portrait of Ikball Singh Hundal, Vancouver, B.C.]

Item
Identifier:
2023_17_01_006
Repository Identifier
Ikball Singh Hundal postcard photo
Date
Creator
Chow, Yucho
Extent
1 photograph : b&w
Format
still image
Description
Studio portrait of Ikball Singh Hundal, Vancouver, B.C. Hakam Singh Hundal’s family (Hakam’s grandmother, Bishan Kaur and children Atma Singh Hundal, Ikball Singh Hundal, Teja Singh Hundal, and Jerry Singh Hundal) originally tried to join Hakam in Canada in 1911. They sailed from Hong Kong to San Francisco but were refused entry in San Francisco and forced to sail back on the three week journey to Hong Kong. They stayed in Hong Kong while Hakam lobbied for permission to bring in his family with the aid of a lawyer. After almost two years of waiting in Hong Kong, the Hundal family was permitted to enter Canada in June 1913 through an Act of Grace issued by the federal government. Hakam's brother purchased Lot 24 in Port Grey in December 1912 and Hakam built a house on the lot shortly after. Hakam's children and his mother, Bishan, settled into their newly built house as soon as they arrived in Canada in June 1913.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Metro Vancouver Regional District;Vancouver
Language
English
Rights Statement
In copyright
Subject Headings - SACDA
Sikh men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Portraits [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85105182]