Abbotsford

Photograph of Darshan Kaur Bains. She is smiling, and wearing a blue Punjabi suit with small golden patterns, a white sweater, and white chunni.

Photograph of Joginder Singh standing between the two staircases with his left hand resting on the handrail.

Photograph of Joginder Singh Bains wearing a black suit with a blue and red sweater, red tie, and blue turban. Pinned to his lapel is a Khanda (a symbol of Sikhism) brooch.

Photograph of the fireplace inside Joginder Bains' house. The mantle is decorated with various family photos and Christmas decor.

Photograph of Joginder Singh walking up the front steps of his house. An unidentified interviewer is standing in the driveway next to a maroon coloured van.

Photograph of Joginder Singh walking in his driveway. His house is visible in the background.

Photograph of Joginder Singh. Singh is standing on the left of the photograph. He is wearing a long coat and a blue turban. Next to him is an unidentified interviewer in light blue jacket. There is farmland and mountains visible in the background.

Photograph of Joginder Singh walking in an open green field with some factories and farm warehouses in the background. Joginder is wearing a long coat and a blue turban.

Jasmer Kaur Alamwala was born in village Nathuwala in Punjab. She married in 1957, to Daljit Singh Alamwala. She first came to Canada in 1959, with the couple's eight month old son soon after her husband was able to sponsor them. Jasmer Kaur gave birth to two sons, Sukhwinder and Kulvir, and two daughters, Kulwant and Baljit, at the Duncan Hospital. When she came to Canada, her brother Bikar was already living in Duncan with his family. Jasmer Kaur speaks about the types of clothing she would wear and her experience adjusting to life in Canada. She further speaks about her husband's work experience at a sawmill in Honeymoon Bay.

Photograph showing an unidentified bride and groom surrounded by at least their family. Both bride and groom have haars on. The bride is wearing a beaded salwar kameez suit, while the groom is wearing a light-coloured turban and a dark-coloured suit. Sarwan Singh is standing, first from the right, wearing a dark-coloured suit with a flower pinned to his suit. Bachan Kaur is sitting next to the bride, wearing a salwar suit.