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Interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on …

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection/Fonds: Burnaby Village Museum fonds

Series: Museum Oral Histories series

Subseries: Many Voices Project Interviews subseries

Description Level: Item

Physical Description: 2 sound recordings (wav) (84 min., 14 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (62 min., 3 sec.)

Material Details: Interviewer: Rajdeep Interviewees: "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra Location of Interview: Burnaby Village Museum Interview Date: July 8, 2023 Total Number of tracks: 2 Total Length of all Tracks: 01:02:03 min Digital master recordings (wav) were recorded onto two separate audio tracks, edited and merged together and converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby Photograph credit: World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Scope and Content: Item consists of a recording of an oral history interview with "The Bollywood Boyz", Harvinder Sihra and Gurvinder Sihra conducted by Burnaby Village Museum Registrar, Rajdeep. 00:00:00 – 00:05:26 Gurvinder “Gurv” Sihra and brother Harvinder “Harv’ Sihra introduce themselves, providing details on where they were born and grew up (in Burnaby), names of their parents and provide details on their family history. They describe how their grandparents and other relatives continued to live in Punjab after their father and mother immigrated to Canada in the 1970’s, recall the reasons their parents decided to immigrate and details of their lives before and after arriving in Canada. 00:05:27 – 00:06:46 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe some of their experiences travelling through Vancouver airport and compare their experiences with their mother’s own experiences. Gurvinder and Harvinder describe the layout of the airport and how customs and immigration has changed over time. 00:06:47 – 00:09:21 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide details about their mother, Parveen Sihra. They share information regarding her education in India and how she was unable to get work related to her degree in biology after immigrating to Canada. They convey how she worked in the Burnaby City Hall cafeteria in the 1990’s and how she worked part time in order to take care of her children. They share how their parents were proud Canadians participating in events inside and outside the South Asian community and were both fluent in English but often spoke Punjabi at home. 00:09:22 – 00:16:06 Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their childhood experiences growing up in Burnaby. They talk about the sports that they were involved with including hockey and Taekwondo, family vacations spent travelling to India and their experiences attending Marlborough Elementary School and Moscrop Secondary School.They describe how they first became interested in watching wrestling and trying it out on their own in their family home. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall their own experiences of discrimination while growing up and playing sports. 00:16:07 – 00:27:37 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect and recall events that lead them to their dream of becoming professional wrestlers. They talk about pivotal events including attending their first live wresting event at GM Place with their father in 1996, beginning their training in Calgary in 2004, travelling across the country to participate in minor wrestling events, wrestling in Rogers Arena in 2017 and 2020 and getting their first call to join WWE. They talk about the support that they’ve had along the way to getting them where they are today and comment on why they want to be wrestlers in the WWE. 00:27:38 – 00:29:25 Gurvinder and Harvinder provide background information on their various wrestling personas and names in the world of professional wrestling including the Singh Brothers and the Bollywood Boyz. 00:29:26 – 00:38:43 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their experiences wrestling in India and the support and expectations of family members in becoming successful. Gurvinder and Harvinder recall and reflect on the experience of being fired from the WWE when cutbacks were made during the COVID pandemic. 00:38:44 – 00:42:53 Gurvinder and Harvinder describe what a day in their lives looks like now. They talk about how they’re still very passionate and focused on their wrestling careers and describe their experiences of having support and enthusiasm from fans and their parents. They talk about travelling across the country to particpate in different wrestling events. 00:42:54 – 00:47:18 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their training regimen including exercise and diet and describe areas in Burnaby where they like to train in gyms and the outdoors. 00:47:19 – 00:49:49 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about neighbourhoods in Burnaby including Metrotown and Deer Lake and how they’ve seen them change over the years. 00:49:50 – 00:54:27 Gurvinder and Harvinder talk about their highest and lowest points in their wrestling careers, highlighting specific events. They talk about the physical stamina it takes for wrestling and compare their sport with the sport of Kabaddi (a contact team sport between two teams originating in India). 00:54:28 – 00:59:01 Gurvinder and Harvinder reflect on what toughness means to them, and what keeps them motivated to do what they do. 00:59:02 – 01:01:31 Gurvinder and Harvinder impart their words of wisdom to younger kids in chasing their passions and dreams and talk about their favourite Bollywood films and actors.

History: Interviewees' biographies: The Bollywood Boyz are a Canadian professional wrestling tag team composed of brothers Gurvinder "Gurv" Sihra (born in 1984) and Harvinder "Harv" Sihra (born in 1987). The pair are best known for their time in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) where Gurvinder and Harvinder performed under the ring names Sunil Singh and Samir Singh. They were both born and raised in Burnaby by their parents Harjeet and Parveen Sihra and attended Moscrop Secondary School. Gurvinder graduated from Douglas College where he studied criminology and has worked in loss prevention and has a third degree black belt in Taekwondo. Harvinder attended Douglas College with studies in history and has worked as a model and an actor. Both Gurvinder and Harvinder Sihra are Sikhs. Interviewer biography: Rajdeep was born and raised in the Lower Mainland and is of Punjabi (South Asian) descent. She has an Associate of Arts degree in Asian Studies from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, a Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Anthropology from the University of British Columbia. She is a student in the Restoration of Natural Systems program at the University of Victoria. Rajdeep works at Simon Fraser University as a Program Assistant and as a researcher with the City of Burnaby. At Burnaby Village Museum, Rajdeep contributed to the exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”.

Creator: Burnaby Village Museum

Subjects: Education; Migration; Pandemics - COVID-19; Persons - South Asian Canadians; Religions - Sikhism; Social Issues; Social Issues - Discrimination; Social Issues - Racism; Sports; Sports - Martial Arts; Sports - Wrestling; Sports - Ice Hockey; Travel

Names: The Bollywood Boyz; Sihra, Guvinder "Gurv"; Sihra, Harvinder "Harv"; Sihra, Harjeet; Sihra, Parveen; World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"; Moscrop Secondary School; Marlborough Elementary School; Metrotown

Responsibility: Rajdeep

Geographic Access: Deer Lake Park

Accession Code: BV023.16.12

Access Restriction: No restrictions

Reproduction Restriction: No known restrictions

Date: [1970-2023] (interview content), interviewed 8 Jul. 2023

Media Type: Sound Recording

Photographer: World Wrestling Entertainment "WWE"

Notes: Title based on contents of item; Transcription available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum

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Interview with

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In the shadow by the sea : recollections of Burnaby's Barnet Village

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

established. The company town created here was typical of many con- structed throughout British Columbia, but its unique setting and people made it a legendary part of Burnaby's history. Today Barnet Marine Park remains remarkably erased ofits heritage with the passage of time. Despite the demoli- tion ofmost

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282885

Call Number: 971.133 PRI Copy 2

Contributor: Wolf, Jim; Pride, Harry, 1925-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 246 p. : ill., maps, ports. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby (B.C.)--History; Industries--British Columbia--Burnaby--History; Barnet Marine Park--Burnaby, B.C.

Geographic Access: Barnet Road; Burrard Inlet

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 246) and index.; "edited by Harry Pride and Jim Wolf"; Copy 2 of 2

Digital Books

Burnaby's heritage : an inventory of buildings and structures

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-; Wolf, Jim

Edition: Rev.

Publication Date: 2011; c2007

Call Number: 971.133 LUX COPY 1

. Historic buildings--British Columbia--Burnaby. 2. Burnaby (B.C.)--Buildings, structures, etc. 3. Historic sites--British Columbia-- Burnaby. 4. Architecture--British Columbia--Burnaby. 5. Burnaby (B.C.)-- History. I. Wolf, Jim II. Burnaby (B.C.) III. Title. FC3849.B85Z57 2006 971.1’33 C2006-906502-0

1 digital book

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282893

Call Number: 971.133 LUX COPY 1

Edition: Rev.

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-; Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: 2011; c2007

Physical Description: 157 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture; Historic buildings; Buildings; Historic sites

Subjects: Buildings; Buildings - Heritage

Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.

Digital Books

Land of promise : Robert Burnaby's letters from colonial British Columbia, 1858-1863

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

�ROBERT BURNABY’S LETTERS FROM COLONIAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 1858 ~ 1863 �Robert Burnaby, c.1868 Portrait taken in Victoria by Frederick Dally, photographer. BC Archives HP2403 �ROBERT BURNABY’S LETTERS FROM COLONIAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 1858 ~ 1863 Anne Burnaby McLeod Pixie McGeachie Copyright 2002 �City

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection; Digital Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969282850; 9780969282853

Call Number: 971.1 BUR COPY 3

Author: Burnaby, Robert, 1828-1878; McLeod, Anne Burnaby; McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Burnaby, Robert--Correspondence; Merchants--British Columbia--Correspondence; British Columbia--History--1849-1871; Burnaby (B.C.); Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 190) and index.; 3 copies held: copy 3.

Digital Books

Tram memories : in celebration of the restoration of Interurban 1223

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Publication Date: c2007

Call Number: 388.460971 TRA

and elbow grease than had ever been anticipated. Other volunteers kept up the ongo- ing but critical task of ﬁnding funds, donors and thousands of parts to complete the job. The citizens of Burnaby and others from across the Lower Mainland and British Columbia responded to the project with enthusiasm

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Digital Reference Collection; Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

Call Number: 388.460971 TRA

Author: McGeachie, Pixie, 1921-

Contributor: Friends of Interurban 1223

Place of Publication: Burnaby

Publisher: City of Burnaby

Publication Date: c2007

Printer: City of Burnaby Printshop

Physical Description: 91 p. : ill., map ;,20 cm

Library Subject (LOC): Electric railroads; Local transit; Street-railroads; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation; Transportation - Electric Railroads

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Name Access: British Columbia Electric Railway Company

Notes: Editor : Pixie McGeachie

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Building the West : the early architects of British Columbia

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 720.922 LUX

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0889224749; 9780889224742

Call Number: 720.922 LUX

Author: Luxton, Donald, 1954-

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Talonbooks

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 560 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Architecture; Architects

Subjects: Buildings; Buildings - Heritage

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 526-530) and indexes.

Wildfire : British Columbia burns

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Anderson, Charles, 1958-; Culbert, Lori, 1967-

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 363.37 AND

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1553650573

Call Number: 363.37 AND

Author: Anderson, Charles, 1958-; Culbert, Lori, 1967-

Contributor: Fralic, Shelley

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: Greystone Books

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 139 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Fires; Fire fighters

Notes: Co-published by Vancouver Sun and Province.

B.C. Provincial Police Stories, volume 2

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Publication Date: c2000

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0919214754

Call Number: 364.1 CLA

Author: Clark, Cecil, 1899-

Place of Publication: Surrey, B.C.

Publisher: Heritage House

Publication Date: c2000

Physical Description: 141 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): Crime; Police

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

Why? : the last years of the British Columbia Provincial Police : a historical segment of British Columbia History died with the disestablishment of the British Columbia Provincial Police in 1950

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-

Publication Date: c2000

Call Number: 363.2 BRO COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969904010

Call Number: 363.2 BRO COPY 1

Author: Brown, Donald N. (Donald Neil), 1919-

Place of Publication: Burnaby, B.C.

Publisher: Pacific Forensic Science Consultants and Services

Publication Date: c2000

Printer: A & F Printing Ltd.

Physical Description: xx, 132 p., A-AF p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Police; Police--British Columbia

Names: British Columbia Provincial Police

Notes: Signed by author.; Includes index.; 2 copies held: copy 1.

Fighting for dignity : the Ginger Goodwin story

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Stonebanks, Roger

Publication Date: c2004

Call Number: 331.81223 GOO

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1894000064

Call Number: 331.81223 GOO

Author: Stonebanks, Roger

Place of Publication: St. John's, [N.L.]

Publisher: Canadian Committee on Labour History

Publication Date: c2004

Physical Description: 206 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Goodwin, Ginger; Labor leaders--British Columbia; Coal miners--Labor unions--British Columbia--Officials and employees; Biography

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 188-198) and index.

Tong : the story of Tong Louie, Vancouver's quiet titan

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)

Publication Date: c2002

Call Number: 921 PER

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 155017231X

Call Number: 921 PER

Author: Perrault, E. G. (Ernest G.)

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, B.C.

Publisher: Harbour Pub.

Publication Date: c2002

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. (some col.), ports ; 26 cm.

Inscription: "Gift from H. Y. Louie Co. / Oct. 17/07", handwritten in ink on piece of paper inserted in cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Business; Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver; Chinatown (Vancouver, B.C.); Biography

Subjects: Persons - Chinese Canadians

Geographic Access: Vancouver

Notes: Includes index.

The laws of heaven : the values behind 100 years of success

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Rockett, Eve

Publication Date: c2003

Call Number: 381.148 ROC

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 0969758537

Call Number: 381.148 ROC

Author: Rockett, Eve

Place of Publication: Vancouver

Publisher: H. Y. Louie Co. Limited

Publication Date: c2003

Physical Description: 95 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), ports. ; 29 cm.

Inscription: "Gift from H.Y. Louie Co. / Oct 17/09 ", written in ink on piece of paper inserted in front cover page.

Library Subject (LOC): Chinese Canadians--British Columbia--Vancouver--History; Supermarkets--Canada, Western--History; Retail trade--Canada, Western--History; Wholesale trade--Canada, Western--History

Notes: "Produced for H.Y. Louie Co. Limited by The Art Department, a division of Canada Wide Magazines & Communications"--T.p. verso.

The road less travelled : TransLink's improbable journey from 1999 to 2008

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wales, Trevor

Publication Date: c2008

Call Number: 388.409711 WAL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9780981044101; 0981044107

Call Number: 388.409711 WAL

Author: Wales, Trevor

Contributor: Prittie, Heather; Pabillano, Jhenifer; Webb, Patricia G. (Patricia Grace), 1959-; Harcourt, Michael, 1943-

Place of Publication: Vancouver, British Columbia

Publisher: Translink

Publication Date: c2008

Physical Description: 87 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 28 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): Local transit; Transportation

Subjects: Transportation

British Columbia : spirit of the people

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Barman, Jean, 1939-

Publication Date: c2008

Call Number: 971.1 BAR COPY 1

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 9781550174465; 1550174460

Call Number: 971.1 BAR COPY 1

Author: Barman, Jean, 1939-

Place of Publication: Madeira Park, B.C.

Publisher: Harbour

Publication Date: c2008

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps ; 29 cm.

Library Subject (LOC): British Columbia--History; British Columbia--Pictorial works

Notes: Includes index.; "Published by arrangement with the Province of British Columbia with thanks to the Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts and BC150".; 2 copies held: copy 1.

Royal city : a photographic history of New Westminster, 1858 - 1960

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Wolf, Jim

Edition: 1st ed.

Publication Date: c2005

Call Number: 971.133 WOL

Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Book

ISBN: 1894384849; 1894384970

Call Number: 971.133 WOL

Edition: 1st ed.

Author: Wolf, Jim

Place of Publication: Surrey, BC

Publisher: Heritage House

Publication Date: c2005

Physical Description: 191 p. : ill.

Library Subject (LOC): New Westminster (B.C.)--Pictorial works; New Westminster (B.C.)--History; Photographers--British Columbia--New Westminster; Biography

Geographic Access: New Westminster

Notes: Includes biographical references and index.

Oakalla

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Author: Jack, Ronald

Publication Date: c2009

Call Number: 365.9711 JAC VR

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Repository: Burnaby Village Museum

Collection: Reference Collection

Material Type: Moving Images

Accession Code: BV020.5.1059

Call Number: 365.9711 JAC VR

Author: Jack, Ronald

Place of Publication: Vancouver, B.C.

Publisher: Runagate Pictures

Publication Date: c2009

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (9 min., 52 sec.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in

Library Subject (LOC): Lower Mainland Regional Corrections Centre--History; Prisons--British Columbia

Subjects: Buildings - Public - Detention Facilities

Historic Neighbourhood: Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)

Planning Study Area: Oakalla Area

Geographic Access: Oakmount Crescent

Street Address: 5220 Oakmount Crescent

Names: Oakalla Prison Farm; Gooden, Tom; Lower Mainland Regional Correctional Centre

Notes: "A preview DVD" titled "Oakalla" compiled by Ronald Jack. Film footage consists of historic and contemporary images regarding Oakalla Prison Farm and includes commentaries from Burnaby Village Museum Curator, Tom Gooden; Oakalla Historian and Vancouver Police Officer, Earl Anderson and Burnaby Mayor, Derek Corrigan (former Oakalla prison guard). A collection of Oakalla artifacts are included in the film footage.; Contact Burnaby Village Museum to view video content