Rashpal Singh Bassi ➔ [Audio interview with Rashpal Singh Bassi part three]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_38_006
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Rashpal Bassi Part Three
Date
February 8 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
Audio (15 min., 42 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Audio interview with Rashpal Singh Bassi. Bassi is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1952 as a result of Indian Partition. Rashpal Singh Bassi started working at Plumber Bay Sawmill in Victoria, B.C. Bassi discusses working in Canadian sawmills. his hardships, his engagement and wages. He concludes by discussing his memories of living in bunkhouses and mentions his family.
Location
British Columbia;Vancouver Island;Victoria Land District;Victoria
Language
English;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];Wages [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85144526];Bunkhouses [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2018000036]