Sawmill workers

Audio interview with Beant Singh Sidhu conducted by SB. Beant Singh Sidhu is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1964. His first job was at a mill near Vancouver called Rainier Mill. He also discusses his immigration status, working at Canadian sawmills and his wages. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European White settler workers and South Asian workers.

Transcription of interview with Beant Singh Sidhu who discusses his immigration status, working at Canadian sawmills and his wages. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European white settler workers and South Asian workers.

Beant Singh Sidhu's narrative discusses his first job in Canada, his move back to India, and his work once returning to Canada. Sidhu explains how his work was tough but paid better than other jobs. He also mentions the tensions that sometimes arose between the European White settler workers and South Asian workers. Lastly, he mentions how later in life he left sawmills for a career in farming.

Audio interview with Bant Brar conducted by SB. Bant Singh Brar came to Canada in 1972. His first job was at Mission Shake and Shingle in Mission. Brar also discusses his immigration status, owning a sawmill, and the challenges he faced such as hatred from members of the European White settler community. He also discusses the length of shifts and the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills. He also discusses the food he ate and his good memories.

Transcription of interview with Bant Brar discusses his immigration status, owning a sawmill, and the challenges he faced such as hatred from European White settler community. Brar also discusses the length of shifts and the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills. He also mentions the food he ate and his good memories.

Bant Singh Brar discusses his immigration status, tough experiences working at sawmills and ownership of a sawmill. He also discusses the length of shifts, the diversity of his co-workers at the sawmills and his good memories. Brar also discusses how many South Asians also faced physical threats while working at sawmills. He also mentions the food he ate and his leisure time.

Audio interview with Bachittar Singh Gill conducted by SB. Bachittar Singh Bains is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1950. His first job was at British Columbia Forest Products in Youbou, B.C. He also discusses his immigration status, work history in India, personal experience working in Canadian sawmills and his wages. Gill also discusses living in bunkhouses and the food served in the cook houses. He also discusses his experience of buying a house and how he did not face racism in Canada.

Transcription of interview with Bachittar Singh Gill discusses his immigration status, work history in India, personal experience working in Canadian sawmills and his wages. Gill also discusses living in bunkhouses and the food served in the cookhouses. He also speaks about his experience of buying a house and how he did not face racism in Canada.

Bachittar Singh Gill discusses his immigration history and citizenship status, the difficulties he faced while working in sawmills, his wages and the food that was served to him in the cookhouse. Gill also discusses his notice of eviction and move to Youbou, B.C. His marriage is also briefly mentioned.

Audio interview with Ang Singh Sidhu conducted by SB. Ang Singh Sidhu is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1955. His first job was at Mohinder Sawmill in Duncan. He also discusses his immigration status, the various sawmills he was employed at, and the diversity of employees at the sawmills. Sidhu also discusses the food he ate at the cookhouses and working in the boom as a logger in the sawmills. He further discusses his marriage to wife, his children and personal education history.