South Asians

Group photo of Sukhwinder Bolla and four unidentified South Asian men playing kabbadi. The photo was taken outdoors and there is a crowd watching the group play.

Newspaper clipping entitled, "Compete in City Soccer League." Clipping includes a group photo of Sohan Singh Labh and other members of the Punjab United East Indian soccer team. Labh is in the back row, third from the left in the photo. The caption on the newspaper reads "Unique in city soccer circles is Punjab United East Indian soccer team which plays exhibition games in the Lower Island Junior and Juvenile Association's junior division. Members are, left to right, front row -- Surjeet Singh Bains, Terry Singh Bains, Terr Singh Suhnder, Jeet Singh Suhnder, Jeet Singh Dheenav, Malkeet Singh Sangha and Shilhare Singh; back row -- Ragbir Singh Parmar, Jerry Singh Dhillon, Sohan Singh, Bunt Singh Manhas, Himmat Singh Gill, Piari Singh Bains and Abtar Singh.

Group photo of Sohan Labh and a field hockey team. Labh is in the back row, first on the right. The photo was taken outside on a field, and all the members of the team are wearing their uniforms.

Group photo of Punjab East Indian Soccer Club. Labh is in the back row, first on the left. Most of the men in the photo are South Asian, but there are a few of White European descent. The photo was taken outdoors and all men are in uniform.

Photo of Phangan Singh Gill during his wrestling days, circa 1930s - 1940s.

The India Hockey Club in front of the Second Avenue Gurdwara in Vancouver. The team won the Mainland League Cup and the O.B. Allan Cup. Gurdas Singh Johal and his future son-in-law Phangan Singh Gill third row from bottom, third and fourth from left.

Group of Sikh men in front of Sikh temple in Shanghai, China. The caption of the photograph reads "Shahidi Jatha from Canada and Shanghai to Jaito." The Shahidi Jatha groups were groups of dedicated Sikh men who went to Jaito via Shanghai to protest the colonial British government in India. In the photograph, the Sikh men are seen wearing garlands made out of marigold flowers to symbolize their dedication and willingness to fight until death. Some fighters were sent to convent colonies if captured. A group of men from Vancouver, Canada was sent along with this group to support the effort. There is a building visible in the back that has Sikh Temple Shanghai written on it.

Photo of Dharm Singh Gill, Paul Singh Dhaliwal walking with Phangan Singh Gill on Granville Street in Vancouver, BC; by Foncie's Fotos.

Photo of Phangan Singh Gill and Mava Singh Mangat walking on Granville Street in Vancouver, BC; by Foncie's Fotos.

Photo of Phangan Singh Gill walking down Hastings Street in Vancouver.