Labour History - Video Interviews ➔ [Video interview with Raj Chouhan conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik]
Item
Identifier:
2021_08_03_014
Repository
Repository Web Site
https://unionzindabad.pressbooks.com/
Date
May 21 2021;Date(s) of creation
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Contributor
Publisher
Extent
1 digital video [57 min 12 seconds]
Format
moving image
Description
Immigrating to Canada in 1973, Raj Chouhan has worked to improve the lives of everyday people. He was the founding president of the Canadian Farmworkers’ Union and served as the director of bargaining for the Hospital Employees Union for 18 years. Raj Chouhan is also a founding member of the BC Organization to Fight Racism. Elected MLA in 2005, Chouhan became BC’s first South Asian Speaker of the Legislative Assembly in 2020. This is a full-length interview conducted by Dr. Anushay Malik on behalf of the BC Labour Heritage Centre's "Union Zindabad!" Project, 2021.
Location
Canada;British Columbia
Language
Rights Statement
Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Subject Headings - SACDA
South Asian Canadian men
Subject Headings - Library of Congress
Agricultural laborers [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85002338];Labor unions [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85136516];Labor unions--Canada [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008106524];Labor unions--Canada--History [http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009128451]