Sikhs

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.

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.

Newspaper clipping tiltled, "Satwinder Bains wants to raise awareness to the importance of Sikhs in the Canadian society", highlighting Dr. Satwinder Bains, Director of Sikh Heritage Museum, Abbotsford, and her opinions and hopes for the Sikh community in Canada. She talks about the importance of preserving the Sikh Hertiage in Canada and rasing awareness of the community and its contributions towards the society's development.

Group photo of Rajinder Singh Gill's mom seated on the right with family. There are also children in the photo. The women in the photo are dressed in salwar kameez suits. The photo is taken in a kitchen.

Transcription of interview with Terry Gidda. Gidda is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1968. He began working at Cattermole Timber Mill in Mackenzie, B.C. In part two of his interview Gidda discusses attending community celebrations including Diwali, Vaisakhi, and weddings. He also mentions making sweets and the building of a new gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver, B.C.

Transcription of interview with Terry Gidda. Gidda is a Canadian citizen who came to Canada in 1968. He began working at Cattermole Timber Mill in Mackenzie, B.C. In part one of his interview Gidda discusses his personal/immigration history, his experience working in sawmills, as a teacher, city councilor, and realtor. Gidda also discusses eating in cookhouses, his co-workers, and his hardships. He also mentions his time spent volunteering in the community. Gidda further discusses attending community celebrations including Diwali, Vaisakhi, and weddings. He mentions making sweets and the building of a new gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver, B.C.

Transcription of interview with Terry Gidda in which he discusses his personal/immigration history, his experience working in sawmills, as a teacher, city councilor, and realtor. Gidda also discusses eating in cookhouses, his co-workers, and his hardships. He also mentions his time spent volunteering in the community. Gidda discusses attending community celebrations including Diwali, Vaisakhi, and weddings. He furthermentions making sweets and the building of a new gurdwara on Ross Street in Vancouver, B.C.