- Library Home /
- Search Collections /
- Open Collections /
- Browse Collections /
- UBC Theses and Dissertations /
- Pardesan Ka Kam: an essay on Punjabi-Sikh women cannery...
Open Collections
UBC Theses and Dissertations
UBC Theses and Dissertations
Pardesan Ka Kam: an essay on Punjabi-Sikh women cannery workers in Northern British Columbia Pannun, Amarjit Kaur
Abstract
This essay is an ethnographic account of the lives of Punjabi Sikh women cannery workers in northern British Columbia. Using the concept of difference as an analytical tool, I am extending the analysis beyond the intersections of the differences of race, class, and gender to include regional, ethnic, age and caste variations among the members of this community in order to illustrate the complexities of being a South Asian Canadian woman. By employing individual socio-histories and narratives based on work life, my descriptions revolve around the difficult and rewarding aspects of being an immigrant in the larger Canadian context. As well, I am describing the contradictions and tensions present in raising children in the West while continuing to be a member of an immigrant community which bases some of its norms and accepted behaviours on a displaced Punjabi context.
Item Metadata
Title |
Pardesan Ka Kam: an essay on Punjabi-Sikh women cannery workers in Northern British Columbia
|
Creator | |
Publisher |
University of British Columbia
|
Date Issued |
1994
|
Description |
This essay is an ethnographic account of the lives of Punjabi Sikh women cannery
workers in northern British Columbia. Using the concept of difference as an analytical
tool, I am extending the analysis beyond the intersections of the differences of race, class,
and gender to include regional, ethnic, age and caste variations among the members of
this community in order to illustrate the complexities of being a South Asian Canadian
woman. By employing individual socio-histories and narratives based on work life, my
descriptions revolve around the difficult and rewarding aspects of being an immigrant in
the larger Canadian context. As well, I am describing the contradictions and tensions
present in raising children in the West while continuing to be a member of an immigrant
community which bases some of its norms and accepted behaviours on a displaced Punjabi
context.
|
Extent |
1089240 bytes
|
Genre | |
Type | |
File Format |
application/pdf
|
Language |
eng
|
Date Available |
2009-03-04
|
Provider |
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
|
Rights |
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
|
DOI |
10.14288/1.0087693
|
URI | |
Degree | |
Program | |
Affiliation | |
Degree Grantor |
University of British Columbia
|
Graduation Date |
1994-11
|
Campus | |
Scholarly Level |
Graduate
|
Aggregated Source Repository |
DSpace
|
Item Media
Item Citations and Data
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.