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slicer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact26084
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.135.1
- Description
- Chinese herb slicer, wood, with metal blade. Blade has Chinese markings. Some damage to the right front of slicer.
- Object History
- Plane made by Lim Bong for use in the Kwong Chai Tong Herbalist shop at 122 East Pender Street in Vancouver's Chinatown. The business was founded ca. 1915 by Lim Bong's father, Lim Butt (1889-1950) and closed in the 1970s.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Measurements
- 7 cm height x 7 cm width x 27 length
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Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumdescription19347
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share the…
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Collection/Fonds
- Burnaby Village Museum fonds
- Series
- Museum Oral Histories series
- Description Level
- Item
- Physical Description
- 1 sound recording (m4a) (118 min., 39 sec.) + 1 sound recording (mp3) (115 min., 20 sec.)
- Material Details
- Interviewers: Anushay Malik, Rajdeep Interviewees: Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill Location of Interview: Gill family residence on Warwick Avenue in Burnaby Interview Date: November 11, 2022 Total Number of tracks: 1 Total Length of all Tracks: (1:58:39) Digital master recording (m4a) was converted to mp3 for access on Heritage Burnaby
- Scope and Content
- Item consists of an oral history interview with Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill and their daughter, Prem Kaur Gill conducted by interviewers, Anushay Malik and Rajdeep. The interview is conducted in English, Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu. The three members of the Gill family share their ancestral background, their personal experiences immigrating to Canada, living in Burnaby and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants. 00:00 – 27:34 Santokh “Gurmail” Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill share their migration stories and experiences living and working in British Columbia as South Asian immigrants and their eldest child, Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences as a child of South Asian immigrants and growing up in British Columbia as a South Asian Canadian. Gurmail Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar and Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in Hoshiapur of the Indian state of Punjab. Gurmail describes how he moved from India to England with his family in 1957, immigrated to Canada from England in 1966, married his wife Mohinder in England in 1968 and brought his family (parents and two siblings) to Canada from England in 1970 and other relatives including his wife’s family in the 1970s and 1980s. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill recollect their arranged marriage in England in 1968, their immigration process and explain how they arrived in Burnaby residing with a cousin at 4649 Georgia Street until they were able to purchase their own home after a few years. Gurmail shares names and connections to the relatives that came to British Columbia before him. Gurmail and Mohinder tell how they lived in the basement of the house and rented out the upper floor to save money. The couple recall what they brought with them when they immigrated to Canada and Mohinder Kaur Gill tells of how before leaving India, she and her mother made a special rajai for her to take with her. Mohinder describes the process of making a rajai (a quilted blanket that was made by hand). Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about the challenges that they’ve experienced as new immigrants including not being fluent in English, the cold weather and not having very many family or friends nearby to provide support. They attended the Gurdwara on Ross Street or Akali Singh Sikh Society Gurdwara on Skeena in Vancouver. They explain how there was limited access to grocery stores that supplied Punjabi and Indian spices and other cooking supplies. They talk about how they used a food mill and mortar and pestle to grind their own spices and flour and how Mohinder often made traditional sweets like barfi and laddo and pakoras using pea flour when they couldn’t get Besan flour. 27:35 – 36:11 Gurmail provides more details on his family’s immigration story, including names of relatives, how his six siblings and parents all immigrated to British Columbia in 1970 and how in the early 1970s and mid 1980’s Gurmail and his family sponsored approximately 70 friends and relations from India (including Mohinder’s family) to immigrate to Canada. When Mohinder’s family arrived they lived with them in their house until they were able to purchase property next door and build their own home. Children in the families all attended elementary and high school in Burnaby which now amounts to three generations. 36:12 – 59:28 Gurmail and Mohinder Gill talk about their experiences of racial discrimination. Gurmail recalls members of the South Asian community, Dr. Hari Prakash Sharma, Harinder Mahil and Charan Gill starting the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism. Gurmail tells of how he got involved contributing some of his union dues as a member of CAIMAW (Canadian Association of Industrial Mechanical and Allied Workers Union- Local 15) and as a friend of Charan Gill and Raj Chouhan of the Canadian Farm Workers Union. Gurmail Gill explains how he was a founding member of CAIMAW and treasurer until the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union (in 1991). Mohinder and Gurmail tell of how people from the South Asian community were discouraged from wearing Punjabi dresses or head coverings for fear of being yelled at with racial slurs and how it was often scary to go outside. Many from their community often avoided attending the Akali Singh Gurdwara since a head covering was required and people were afraid of being a target. Gurmail provides details about his work with A1 Steel, how different unions were formed pertaining to various skillsets and jobs per company and how he became a member of CAIMAW Local 15 (foundry workers). Mohinder recollects her experiences as a mother, the daily tasks involved and friends that she made who’d also emigrated from Punjab. Mohinder describes how she designed and sewed many Punjabi dresses using her electric sewing machine and how she learned English by attending adult classes at a church on Commercial Drive. Mohinder and her mother attended the classes for two hours per day for six years at a cost of twelve dollars for ten weeks. Once Mohinder could speak a little English, she started working and was able to practice more. 59:29 – 1:06:08 Mohinder, Gurmail and Prem talk about some of their favourite traditional foods including corn roti and spinach curry and how they grow many of their own vegetables including peppers, eggplant, saag (spinach), onions, garlic, cilantro, zucchini, squash and fenugreek. Mohinder reflects on how access to Punjabi clothing and fabric stores in Vancouver has changed and that ready made food is now more available. Traditional foods were previously made from scratch with women gathering together and cooking for hours and now it’s gotten easier but more expensive and less of a community feel. 1:06:09- 1:55:20 Mohinder and Gurmail Gill discuss and share their perspectives and experiences on raising a family in the past versus today. Gurmail imparts that all of his siblings became educated and secured professional careers while he continued to work in the trades. Prem Kaur Gill shares her own experiences growing up and attending school in Burnaby. Gurmail and Mohinder Gill recall the type of suitcase that they brought with them when they immigrated and how they recently they got rid of it. Gurmail and the group reflect and discuss the confusion with racial identity terms that have been used in this country. They comment that South Asians were referred to as “Hindu” and “East Indian” and Indigenous peoples were referred to as “Indian” and the controversy and racism behind some of these terms. The group discusses the impact of the caste system and other discriminatory experiences and compare their experiences of living in England to living in Canada. Prem comments on how it’s just recently that South Asian customs, celebrations and practices have been recognized and celebrated here in Canada, like Diwali and yoga. They comment on how much of the language, culture and customs have been retained in Surrey where many can still communicate in Punjabi and don’t need to be fluent in English. The group discusses how many South Asians immigrants first lived and worked in Vancouver but with rising property prices many moved to Surrey expanding and establishing a much larger South Asian community with resources. The group discusses and compares the differing travel routes that many of them and their relatives took when immigrating and travelling between India and Canada. The group talks about Rajdeep’s ancestral village in India which is near the Gill village of Firozpur. Gurmail explains the origins and details behind his family name that was changed from “Shergill” to “Gill” and the name “Santokh” from his maternal side.
- History
- Interviewees' biographies: Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill was born in the District of Jalandhar in Punjab, India. Gurmail moved to England with his family in 1957 and immigrated to British Columbia in 1966. Gurmail married his wife, Mohinder Kaur Gill in England in 1968 and she immigrated to British Columbia from England soon after. Gurmail first lived with a cousin in Burnaby before purchasing a home of his own in Burnaby where he raised his family. Gurmail worked in the steel industry and was a member and treasurer of the CAIMAW before the union merged with the Canadian Auto Workers Union. Mohinder Kaur Gill was born in the Hoshiapur in Punjab, India. She married her husband Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill in England in 1968 and immigrated to Burnaby, British Columbia to join her husband. Mohinder and Gurmail Gill have four children, all born in Burnaby. Prem Kaur Gill was born in Burnaby in 1969 and is the eldest child of Santokh "Gurmail" Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill. Prem grew up and attended school in Burnaby. Interviewers' biographies: Anushay Malik is labor historian with a geographical focus on South Asia. Anushay studied at the University of London and was a research fellow at the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2014, Anushay moved back to her native Pakistan and joined Lahore University of Management Services as an Assistant Professor. In 2023, Anushay is a visiting scholar at Simon Fraser University and lives in Burnaby with her family. Anushay was a co-curator of the Burnaby Village Museum exhibit “Truths Not Often Told: Being South Asian in Burnaby”. 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
- Clothing
- Foods
- Indigenous peoples
- Buildings - Religious - Temples
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
- Persons - South Asian Canadians
- Social Issues
- Social Issues - Racism
- Migration
- Occupations
- Organizations - Unions
- Responsibility
- Rajdeep
- Malik, Anushay
- Accession Code
- BV022.29.2
- Access Restriction
- No restrictions
- Reproduction Restriction
- No known restrictions
- Date
- [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
- Media Type
- Sound Recording
- Notes
- Title based on contents of item
- Transcript available upon request - contact Burnaby Village Museum
- Indian Family System Reference notes: Baba = informal way to say grandfather; old man Bibi = informal way to say grandmother; old woman Dada= paternal grandfather Dadi= paternal grandmother Dadke= paternal family members; paternal side (Various spellings might exist for the following terms) Thaiyya= father’s elder brother (uncle) Thaiyyi= father’s elder brother’s wife (aunt) Chacha= father’s younger brother (uncle) Chachi= father’s younger brother’s wife (aunt) Bua= father’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Phuphar= father’s sister’s husband (uncle) Nana= maternal grandfather Nani= maternal grandmother Nanke/nanka= maternal family members; maternal side Mama= mom’s brother (older or younger) (uncle) Mami= mom’s brother’s wife (aunt) Maasi= mom’s sister (older or younger) (aunt) Maasard= mom’s sister’s husband (uncle)
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Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
Interview with Prem Kaur Gill, Santokh Singh Gill and Mohinder Kaur Gill, [1957-2022] (interview content), interviewed 11 Nov. 2022
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/media/hpo/_Data/_BVM_Sound_Recordings/Oral_Histories/2022_0029_0002_002.mp3
cheque writer
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24498
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.993
- Description
- Cheque writer for printing numerals on paper cheques. Black metal with seven keys. Two keys are red, three are black, and two are white. The keys move up and down along slots numbered 1 to 9 to select the desired numbers. There is a large lever at the top for imprinting on to the cheque.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria, B.C.
- Classification
- Data Processing T&E
- Marks/Labels
- "F and E Headman MFG Co. / Chicago. IL. USA. / Pat. Oct. 5th 1915 / Machine No. 163130 Model M".
- Measurements
- 15 cm height x 11 width x 13 length
- lever is 15 cm length
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bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact23968
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.328
- Description
- Bowl, ceramic, white, with picture of trees and people; chip out of base. Black Chinese characters on bowl. Bowl is third from the left in photograph
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Category
- 04.Tools & Equipment for Materials
- Classification
- Food Service T&E - - Eating & Drinking Utensils
- Marks/Labels
- Black Chinese characters with a round red seal. Characters translate to state that the bowl is made by Lian Xi in Jiang Xi.
- Measurements
- 5 cm height x 11 cm width 7 cm width at the bottom
Images
bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24251
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.746
- Description
- White porcelain bowl with floral design inside. Artifact is second on the left in photograph
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
- Classification
- Chemical T&E
- Measurements
- 2 cm height x 3 cm width x 3 cm length
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bowl
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact24669
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV975.5.1166
- Description
- White bowl with green rings. "Duraline" brand. Bowl has white chalk-like contents. Artifact is third on the left in photograph.
- Object History
- This item originates from the Chinese Herbalist Store "Way Sang Yuen Wat Kee & Co.", Victoria B.C.
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postcard
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact90986
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV021.12.1
- Description
- Postcard: horizontal glossy colour postcard of Golden Dragon Resturant. Shows image of interior dining room with red and gold walls, laterns, tables with white table cloths. yellow chairs and a stripped black and white floor. On reservse in blue print: , "GOLDEN DRAGON" "3991 KINGSWAY" "BURNABY, B.C." "Phone: DExter 5100" "If you are not familiar with Chinese Foods let our Experts make suggestions and explain the traditions of eating that is famous throughout the world."; at bottom, "DINE and DANCE Every FRIDAY & SATURDAY"; line down centre; at right,"POST CARD" "ADDRESS"; at upper right, "STAMP"; unused; ca.1950s
- Object History
- Postcard from the Golden Dragon Resturant which served Chinese-Canadian food. Their grand opening was September 2, 1950. The community staple was known for its neon dragon sign that advertised “Chop Suey”. One side of the kitchen served Chinese foods, while another served Canadian dishes. Chinese cuisine such as rice would be served with chopsticks, while steaks, a more western dish, would be served with knife and fork. Advertisements from the resturant and meeting notices were found in local newspapers from 1950 to 1957. The establishment was not listed in the 1966 Great Vancouver Cross-Cross Directory.
- Classification
- Written Communication T&E - - Writing Media
- Object Term
- Postcard
- Marks/Labels
- Made in Canada by Grant-Mann Lithographers LTD. "Color Card" Division, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Measurements
- 14cm wide x 9cm high
- Subjects
- Souvenirs
- Persons - Chinese Canadians
- Food Service Tools and Equipment
- Documentary Artifacts - Postcards
- Buildings - Commercial - Restaurants
- Historic Neighbourhood
- Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
- Planning Study Area
- Garden Village Area
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40276
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.18
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white with pink and green design on bottom; on underside is orange square with Chinese characters; crack and chip
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40277
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.19
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white; two cracks; colours are faded
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40282
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.20
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; outside is orange with four designs in pink, green and yellow; inside is white; five cracks; colours are faded; chips on edge
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40283
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.21
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red "China" on underside
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40284
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.22
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red square on underside with characters inside it
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40285
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.23
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40286
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.24
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40287
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.25
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red spots on underside
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40288
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.26
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup; red character on under- side; inside bottom is fruit and leaves motif
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40289
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.27
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with red decorative border at top; three round red Chinese character motifs on side
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40290
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.28
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white with four flowers and leaf motifs in pink, green and yellow
Images
teacup
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact40291
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- BV999.46.29
- Description
- Teacup, ceramic; white, colours faded; red border at top; three green and three red Chinese characters alternate around cup
Images
booklet
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact19297
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV977.29.55
- Description
- Frigidaire Automatic Refrigeration - Booklet -- [1929]. "FRIGIDAIRE AUTOMATIC REFRIGERATION". The cover is brightly coloured with illustrations of food and ice. The booklet describes the benefits of having a Frigidaire refrigerator and outlines the different models that it carries. The back cover lists the different places in the world that carries Frigidaire products.
- Subjects
- Advertising Medium
- Documentary Artifacts
- Documentary Artifacts - Booklets
- Food Processing Tools and Equipment
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