File 19: Sher Singh Ghuman ➔ [Transcription of interview with Sher Singh Ghuman]

Item
Identifier:
2022_13_19_002
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Sher Singh Ghuman
Date
Extent
12 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription and English transliteration of an interview with Sher Singh Ghuman. Ghuman was born in Sanghredi district Sangroor, Punjab, in 1947. He arrived in Canada in 2005. In India, Ghuman was a school teacher, but when he came to Canada he worked labour jobs, and later worked as a secretary at the Indo-Canadian Senior Citizen Centre. Ghuman speaks about his struggles leaving his home in Punjab to join his son and daughter-in-law in Abbotsford, BC. Ghuman gives his perspective on life in Canada and speaks about his experiences moving.
Location
British Columbia;New Westminster Land District;Fraser Valley Regional District;Abbotsford
Language
English;Punjabi
Rights Statement
Copyright not evaluated
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men farmers;South Asian Canadian agricultural labourers
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042782]