South Asians
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Photo of Surjit Tatla and Charanjit Tatla. The photo was taken in a studio.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla and Charanjit Tatla on their wedding day. They are both standing in the photo. There are wedding guests visible in the background. The photo was taken at Tatla's wife village Mullanpur, Punjab, India.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla and Charanjit Tatla on their wedding day. They are both standing in the photo. There are wedding guests visible in the background. The photo is taken at Tatla's wife village Mullanpur, Punjab, India.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla and Charanjit Tatla on their wedding day. Tatla and his wife are seated during the marriage ceremony. There are wedding guests visible in the background. The photo was taken at Tatla's wife village Mullanpur, Punjab, India.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla seated. Standing behind him are unidentified Punjabi women and men. The photo was taken at his wife, Charanjit Kaur Tatla's village, Mullanpur, Punjab, India.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla with other unidentified South Asian men on his engagement. A man is placing a garland made out of money around Tatla's neck.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla with other unidentified South Asian men on his engagement. Tatla is being fed by another South Asian man.
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Photo of Charanjit Kaur Tatla.
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Photo of Surjit Tatla taken in a studio setting. The photo was used for Tatla's passport for when he came to Canada.
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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.