City of Surrey Archives
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Interview with Gerrie Singh conducted by Patricia Mangat as part of the City of Surrey Archives' Indo-Canadian Oral History Collection.The interview consists of questions regarding Gerrie Singh's experiences immigrating to Canada from Holland and marrying Sarjit "Mac" Singh. She discusses her husband's education and working on his family's farm. The interview discusses community acceptance of inter-racial marriages during the 1960s, the South Asian contribution to Surrey's farms, and language barriers. Singh discusses her husband's experiences and provides information on Surrey's South Asian community in the 1950s and 1960s.
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Transcript of an interview with Gerrie Singh conducted by Patricia Mangat as part of the City of Surrey Archives' Indo-Canadian Oral History Collection. The interview consists of questions regarding Gerrie Singh's experiences immigrating to Canada from Holland and marrying Sarjit "Mac" Singh. She discusses her husband's education and working on his family's farm. The interview discusses community acceptance of inter-racial marriages during the 1960s, the South Asian contribution to Surrey's farms, and language barriers. Singh discusses her husband's experiences and provides information on Surrey's South Asian community in the 1950s and 1960s.