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

Item
Identifier:
2022_16_51_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Terry Gidda Transcription
Date
January 15 2015;Date(s) of creation
Extent
9 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of interview with Terry Gidda in which he discusses his personal/immigration history, his experience working in sawmills, as a teacher, city councilor, and realtor. Gidda also discusses eating in cookhouses, his co-workers, and his hardships. He also mentions his time spent volunteering in the community. Gidda discusses attending community celebrations including Diwali, Vaisakhi, and weddings. He furthermentions making sweets and the building of a new gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver, B.C.
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;Gurdwaras
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]