File 28: Sarvan Singh Gill ➔ [Transcription of interview with Sarvan Singh Gill]

Item
Identifier:
2022_13_28_002
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://www.ufv.ca/sasi/
Repository Identifier
SARVAN SINGH GILL TR PUN.pdf
Date
Extent
9 p. of textual records
Format
textual record
Description
Transcription and English transliteration of an interview with Sarvan Singh Gill. Sarvan Singh Gill was born in 1933 in Village CHak 91, Tehsil Toba Teak Singh, District Lyallpur, West Punjab, Pakistan. After the Partition of India in 1947, his family moved to East Punjab, near Ludhiana. Sarvan Singh first came to Canada in 1981 and was later sponsored by his son in 1984. He worked as a security guard and speaks about learning English in Canada. He lived in both Vancouver and Toronto, and upon retiring, moved to Abbotsford. He also talks about a racist encounter he had with a group of young White kids in Toronto. Sarvan Singh speaks about meeting new people and making friends in Canada and mentions that he was known in the community because he was the sarpanch (head) of his village.
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
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Emigration and immigration [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85042782];Hate speech [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh93004962];Racism [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85110266]