File 03: Rattan Kaur Atwal ➔ [Transciption of interview with Rattan Kaur Atwal Interview]

Item
Identifier:
2022_13_03_005
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Date
Extent
11 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription of an interview with Rattan Kaur Atwal. Rattan Kaur first came to Canada from the village of Langaree Sangha, district Hoshiarpur in 1952 to join her husband Hardial Singh Atwal. Hardial Singh was the first Sikh born in Canada. The couple was married on June 15, 1936. Hardial Singh sponsored his family in 1952, and by that time he was settled on Vancouver island. Rattan Kaur Atwal and her three sons arrived in Vancouver on July 12, 1952. In the interview Rattan Kaur speaks about her experience immigrating to Canada, what it was like living in Paldi, as well as the history of her husband's family.
Location
Vancouver Island;Alberni Land District;Cowichan Valley Regional District;Duncan
Language
English
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]