South Asian Canadian women

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait. Kel Alamwala's portrait is double exposed.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait. She is sitting on a chair and holding purple daisies in her right hand.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait. She is standing next to a chair with her left hand resting on the chair.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait.Her portrait is double exposed.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait. She is sitting on a chair, facing the camera and holding purple daisies in her right hand.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Kel Alamwala in a white linen dress posing for a portrait. She is wearing a flower and surrounded by a candelabra.

This is part one and two of Surjit Kaur's video interview with Kusum Soni, the Coordinator for the South Asian Studies Institute. This interview encompasses Surjit Kaur's childhood, marriage, and immigration journey to Canada. This interview was conducted in Surjit Kaur's living room in Punjabi.

This document narrates Surjit Kaur's interview with Kusum Soni, the Coordinator for the South Asian Studies Institute. Surjit Kaur discussed her childhood, the circumstances of her marriage, and her husband's six-year absence when he came to Canada. Also, she talks about her new life in Canada and her bittersweet feelings about leaving Punjab, India.

Surjit Kaur is giving an interview sitting in her living room for South Asian Studies Institute's 'Where Are The Women' collection. Surjit Kaur is wearing a pink-peach-coloured salwar suit, an Indian women's attire, with a chunni covering her head. She has gold hoops in her ears. There are several family photographs in the background, and a male family member can be seen entering the room.

Surjit Kaur is giving an interview sitting in her living room for South Asian Studies Institute's 'Where Are The Women' collection. Surjit Kaur is wearing a pink-peach-coloured salwar suit, an Indian women's attire, with a chunni covering her head. She has gold hoops in her ears and two gold bangles on her wrist. On her right wrist is a karha, an iron bracelet that symbolizes a Sikh's earthly mission to commit good deeds. There are several family photographs in the background.