Wally Oppal and Indian Government Sponsors

Komagata Maru: The eldest of her sons was Wally Oppal, B.C. former attorney general, according to CBC. Komagata Maru 100 years later: Indian government sponsors events "She an example of the resilience and ambition that most of our immigrants had," Oppal told CBC. "We didn't grow up wealthy or well-to-do by any stretch, but at the same time we were never found wanting for anything because we were accepted and my mom worked hard." Soon after her husband passed away, Gurdial took a job as a house-keeper where she made 50 cents an hour. The 100-year-old moved to Duncan, B.C., from India in 1934, but soon found herself widowed and responsible for raising her young family on her own. She also bought a cow and sold its milk to the community in order to make ends meet for her family. "She taught us the work ethic," her son said. "From that perspective, she taught us that nothing was easy, so we worked hard." Wally Oppal is the second Indo-Canadian to serve as Attorney General of B.C. Oppal used that work ethic to pursue a career in law — a decision made in part because of his skin colour. "I faced the reality that people who are South Asian were not going to be presidents of large national corporations. To hear more, click the audio labelled: Wally Oppal 100-year-old mother a symbol for B.C. South Asian community. We had to work harder." "So many of us went into the professions where we needed to be independent and where our work ethic would result in some type of reward and acceptability." Gurdial Oppal now lives in New Westminster where her 100-year long journey continues. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.