In the early 1900s, the logging town of Paldi boasted a diverse community including South Asian Canadians, Chinese Canadians and Japanese Canadians, all working together. What happened to this thriving Vancouver Island town? How is the Royal BC Museum working to preserve this story of the Punjabi Canadian legacy? From This Week in History Season 6 Episode 12.
Credit: RBCM
MP Todd Doherty - BC Punjabi Intercultural Initiative
Member of Parliament for Cariboo-Prince George, Todd Doherty, welcomes participants to Punjabi community consultations in Prince George on June 28, 2016.
The Indo Canadian Sawmill Pioneer Family Oral History Collection Project
Nadeem Kulwant Parmar
Nadeem Kulwant Parmar on why he came to Canada and food in Vancouver in the 1970s
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Nsibe Puri
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Sital Dhillon
Sital Dhillon on growing up in Vancouver in the 1960s.
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Mota Singh Jheeta
Mota Singh Jheeta on sourcing Indian food in Vancouver in the 1960s.
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Harjit Kaur Dhillon
Harjit Kaur Dhillon on her marriage and her voyage from India to Canada in the 1950s who later became an important community activist.
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
Amarjit Singh Brar
Amarjit Singh Brar on sawmill work experiences starting in the
Credit: The Royal BC Museum in partnership with the South Asian Studies Institute at the University of the Fraser Valley.
