Sukhwinder Bolla ➔ [Audio of interview with Sukhwinder Bolla]
Item
Identifier:
2022_16_43_038
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
1 Sukhwinder Bolla AUDIO
Date
November 9 2014;Date(s) of creation
Extent
Audio (12 min., 53 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Audio interview with Sukhwinder Bolla conducted by Meena Bolla. Sukhwinder Bolla is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1984. He began working at Mission Shake and Shingle in Mission, B.C. He discusses his personal background, working in Canadian sawmills and the various roles he had in sawmills. Bolla also discusses his wages, his co-workers, discrimination in Canada and his hardships. He concludes by mentioning the advantages of working in sawmills and his life in Canada.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Mission
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];Discrimination [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85038376]