South Asian Canadian men

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Baldave Sidhu and seven unidentified men standing and posing outdoors at his wedding. Sidhu and four unidentified men are wearing boutonnieres.

Creator: Del Monte Studio

Image of Baldave Sidhu standing and posing outdoors at his wedding. Sidhu is wearing a boutonniere.

Naranjan Singh Gill, Indar Singh's father, is sitting on a chair getting photographed in a professional studio. Naranjan Singh is wearing a formal suit and black-coloured shoes. A black-coloured turban covers his head, and on his wrist is a karah, an iron bracelet indicating his Sikh faith. The karah is a constant reminder of a Sikh's mission to carry out good deeds on earth.

This is a document of Nash Gill being interviewed by Rishi for the Canadian Sikh Heritage project. He was interviewed about his family's journey from India to Canada, with the interview primarily focusing on his father, Indar Singh Gill. The interview revealed why the Gill family came to Canada, how Indar Singh earned money in Canada and the Gill family's legacy in British Columbia.

Item consists of a newspaper article about Nash Gill and Gurdev Singh Brar, who were working towards starting an Abbotsford-based Punjabi Credit Union. They were asking for investors in this business venture.

A photograph depicting two framed watercoloured paintings, one of Kartar Kaur Gill, alongside another framed watercoloured sketch of Indar Singh Gill. The sketch depicts Kartar Kaur in her adulthood, dressed in an orange Panjabi salwar suit and chunni. The sketch of Indar Singh shows him wearing a dark suit and turban.

Nash Singh Gill is seated in an armchair after giving his interview about his father, Indar Singh Gill.

Nash Singh Gill is seated in an armchair after giving his interview about his father, Indar Singh Gill.

Collage B consists of six black and white pictures of the Gill family. The photograph on the bottom left corner depicts Indar Fuel Company trucks (1951). The photograph above it shows the Gill family shopping in downtown Vancouver. Behind that photograph is another of Kartar Kaur's passport picture (1949). Next to this is Indar Singh's passport picture (1935). In the top right corner is a photograph of Indar Singh, his two uncles, and his cousin (1931). The final photograph is a family portrait of the Gill family.

Photograph of the Gill family taken in a photography studio with a long, light-coloured curtain as the background. Left to right: Ganga Singh Gill, Indar's cousin, Malkit Kaur Gill, Kartar Kaur Gill, Indar Singh Gill, Nacchattar (Nash) Singh Gill, and Joginder Singh Gill Standing: Kartar Singh Sidhu, Indar Singh's brother-in-law, Mohinder Singh Gill, Indar Singh's brother, and Pal Singh Gill, Indar's cousin