Punjabi and Sikh Diaspora Digital Archive
About the Archive
Explore the global history of the Punjabi community in California’s Sacramento Valley since the turn of the twentieth century in over 700 photographs, video interviews, music performances, and diaries.
The new women’s gallery offers the most comprehensive exhibition of the lives and music of the first generation of women from Punjab in the United States.
Listen to the music loved and performed by the early Sikh community in California.
This book charts the transoceanic history of South Asian women in California through their speech and songs across the twentieth century.
About the Book
India Republic Day Celebration, c1950, Marysville, CA. Photo courtesy of David Rai.
Tuly Singh Johl, 1962, Yuba City area. Photo courtesy of the Johl Family and Yuba City’s Punjabi American Heritage Society.
Dr Gulzar Singh Johl’s Eye Clinic, Live Oak Blvd, date unknown, Yuba City, CA. Photo Courtesy: Johl Family and Yuba City’s Punjabi American Heritage Society.
Early Sikh Settlers, 1910, Sacramento, CA. Photo credit: Sacramento State Library.
Yuba City Nagar Kirtan, c1981. Photo Courtesy of Dr Manohar Singh Grewal.
Archival photos of Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush (right) and Hari Singh Everest (left). Photos courtesy of the Khush and Everest Families.
Dedication Ceremony for Yuba City’s First Gurdwara Sahib, 1969. Photo courtesy of Dr. Manohar Singh Grewal.
Women socializing in David and Mary Rai’s home, c1953, Live Oak, CA. Photo courtesy of David Rai.