Marris Growers
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Narrative of an interview with Sohan Singh Birak. Sohan Singh Birak came to Canada on May 3rd, 1960. His sister Kashmir Kaur Johal, who had arrived in Canada in 1956, sponsered him. When Sohan first came to Canada, he lived in Lake Cowichan for 6 months, then in 1960, he moved to Abbotsford. Sohan worked in a farm, Marris Growers on Townline Road from 1960-63. In this interview Sohan Singh describes his experiences moving to Canada and the type of work he did once he arrived.