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Marriage

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Photo of Sukhwinder Bolla and an unidentified bride on their wedding day. The photo was taken after the marriage ceremony. Bolla is dressed in formal wear and the bride is dressed in a traditional red salwar kameez suit. There are unidentified wedding guests in the background of the photo.
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This is the combined interview between Bachan Kaur Alamwala and Kusum Soni, the coordinator for the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley. The interview is set in Bachan Kaur's house, with Bachan Kaur sitting in an armchair with a blanket covering her lap. She has a scarf covering her head and is wearing a multi-coloured shirt. The interview was for the 'Where Are the Women' collection with Bachan Kaur giving information about her childhood, marriage, separation from her husband, how she sent letters to her husband, and how she prepared to immigrate to Canada.