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[Audio interview with Surjit Singh Samra]

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Date Created
2015-02-09
Description
Audio interview with Surjit Singh Samra. Samra is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1954. He began working at Dahl-Johal Mill in Victoria, B.C. Samra discusses his personal background, living in bunkhouses, and his co-workers. Samra also mentions discrimination in Canada, his wages and family. He concludes by discussing the benefits of working in sawmills and experience with cookhouses.
Type
Audio
Model
Audio
Extent
Audio (13 min., 43 sec.)
Rights
In copyright
Subjects
Subject (Topical)
Sikhs
South Asians
Lumber trade
Sawmill workers
Timber
Wages
Discrimination
Bunkhouses
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Sikh men
South Asian Canadian sawmill workers
Subject (Geographic)
Honeymoon Bay
Subject (Name)_Person
Samra, Surjit
Singh, Dayal
Singh, Hakam
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