Jewels of the Qila : the remarkable story of an Indo-Canadian family /

"Hugh Johnston draws on memoirs and interviews, newspaper articles and photographs, to tell the story of three generations of a remarkable Sikh family and the communities they lived in and supported in both Canada and India. The Siddoos are Punjabi. Kapoor Singh, father and grandfather, arrived...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Johnston, Hugh J. M., 1939-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Vancouver : UBC Press, 2011.
Temas:
Siddoo family.
Siddoo (Famille)
Sikhs > British Columbia > Biography.
East Indians > British Columbia > Biography.
Sikh Canadians > British Columbia > Biography.
East Indian Canadians > British Columbia > Biography.
Canadiens d'origine sikh > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Canadiens d'origine indienne > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde) > Colombie-Britannique > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
RELIGION > Sikhism.
Sikhs.
East Indians.
British Columbia.
Biography
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Pioneers
  • Jagirdar families
  • Emigrant Jathas
  • Settling in Canada
  • Trouble in British Columbia
  • Refuge in Ontario
  • The lumber business
  • Women and children at Mavo Siding
  • Village life in Canada and India
  • Ending a partnership : life in the city
  • Citizens without votes
  • A real United Nations in practice
  • Lessons about India and spirituality
  • The hospital at Aur
  • Finding a teacher and losing a father
  • Marriages and losing a mother
  • Canada and India
  • The span of a century.

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