File 02: Jasmer Kaur Alamwala ➔ [Narrative of Jasmer Kaur Alamwala]

Item
Identifier:
2022_13_02_002
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Date
;Date(s) of creation
Extent
2 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Jasmer Kaur Alamwala was born in village Nathuwala in Punjab. She married in 1957, to Daljit Singh Alamwala. She first came to Canada in 1959, with the couple's eight month old son soon after her husband was able to sponsor them. Jasmer Kaur gave birth to two sons, Sukhwinder and Kulvir, and two daughters, Kulwant and Baljit, at the Duncan Hospital. When she came to Canada, her brother Bikar was already living in Duncan with his family. Jasmer Kaur speaks about the types of clothing she would wear and her experience adjusting to life in Canada. She further speaks about her husband's work experience at a sawmill in Honeymoon Bay.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Abbotsford
Rights Statement
Copyright not evaluated
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian women
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042782];Women--Canada--Biography [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010118699]