Item
Identifier:
2022_13_21_003
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
Harnek Singh Gill
Date
Extent
Audio (20 min., 27 sec.)
Format
sound recording
Description
Interview with Harnek Singh Gill. Harnek Singh was born in Dhudike, district Moga, Punjab, in 1947. He came to Canada in 1961, and found work in a sawmill. After 12 years of millwork, Harnek Singh purchased ten farms and also found work at a graveyard and various factories to make enough money to support himself and his family. Harnek Singh was married to Bhagwan Kaur in 1964. The couple went on to have three children. Harnek Singh further speaks about his experiences moving to Canada and talks about the Sikh community in Abbotsford.
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
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Sawmills [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117790];Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042782]