File 02: Jasmer Kaur Alamwala

Photograph showing an unidentified bride and groom surrounded by at least their family. Both bride and groom have haars on. The bride is wearing a beaded salwar kameez suit, while the groom is wearing a light-coloured turban and a dark-coloured suit. Sarwan Singh is standing, first from the right, wearing a dark-coloured suit with a flower pinned to his suit. Bachan Kaur is sitting next to the… more

Jasmer Kaur Alamwala was born in village Nathuwala in Punjab. She married in 1957, to Daljit Singh Alamwala. She first came to Canada in 1959, with the couple's eight month old son soon after her husband was able to sponsor them. Jasmer Kaur gave birth to two sons, Sukhwinder and Kulvir, and two daughters, Kulwant and Baljit, at the Duncan Hospital. When she came to Canada, her brother Bikar… more