[Narrative of Asa Singh Deo]

Narrative of Asa Singh Deo who was born on January 18, 1890 in the village of Kharaudi, District Hoshiarpur. When he departed Punjab to come to North America, he was travelling with ten to fifteen villagers from the Mahalpur area including, Tara Singh Siddoo who accompanied him in pursuit of a better life in Canada. He was one of the only English speaking settler and became responsible for locating jobs in British Columbia for the others Punjabi immigrants. During those days, jobs were limited, so Asa Singh, being the only Indian worker at a local saw mill, would acquire work at the mill for others during difficult times. Eventually, Asa Singh became in charge since he spoke the English language and after working for a couple of years, in 1912, he returned to India with Tara Singh to visit his family for a few years. During this time he got married to Dhanni Kaur and had a son, Pritam Singh, who was born on December 8, 1917. In 1934, Asa Singh passed away suddenly at the very young age of 44 years old.

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