| Description | Tracks 1 - 14: Actuality with a Sikh man (Teja Sekhon) originally from Punjab, India, and Charles Parker. Mr Sekhon talks about coming to Britain form the Punjab and gives some detail about his wife, family and foundry job. Mr Sekhon talks about his decision to cut his hair, which is against Sikh traditions. Mr Sekhon talks about why he decided to come to Britain and the training he has gone through since arriving. He describes a strike in India that his father was involved in, with reference to his own work with trade unions in Britain. Mr Sekhon discusses the ratios of white and non-white people working in labouring jobs compared to white-collar jobs. He talks about his son's school and how his son's teachers relate to him. He also makes reference to how the white children and non-white children mix at school. He compares British teaching methods to those in India, and talks about the differences in the child' progression through the education system. Mr Sekhon describes how his son learnt English as a second language at nursery school.
Total: 32.44 mins
Dubber's reference number: PLA KF565D0875480 |