File 24: Mohinder Singh Gill ➔ [Transcription of interview with Mohinder Singh Gill]

Item
Identifier:
2022_13_24_008
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
24 mohinder gill
Date
Extent
14 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcript of an interview with Mohinder Singh Gill. Mohinder (Moe) Singh Gill was born in Chanawal, Punjab, India. When he was a child, he travelled with his mother and sister in 1955 to Canada. His father, Major Singh Gill, was already living in British Columbia. Moe Gill first worked at a sawmill, and later, he and his father were able to purchase a farm in Abbotsford and both began working there soon after. An active member of the community, Moe Gill was elected as a city councilor in 1995, and continued in this role for many years.
Language
English
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Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Sawmills [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85117790];Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042782];City council members [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85026265]