AMAN GREWAL:
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Healthcare THE INTERVIEW: dt Aman we would like to start by knowing something about you. Tell us something about your family, childhood days? I was born and raised in Duncan, on Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley, to two loving, caring, and hardworking parents. We belonged to the Sikh community that congregated at Paldi Sikh Temple. It’s important for me to highlight that because we were rooted in the heritage and had a sense of belonging to something unique and great. Duncan was one of the largest Sikh communities in BC. My maternal great grandfather arrived in Canada in 1906. My family has had a rich history with many successes and accomplishments, and I believe that is thanks to the approach taken to our upbringing by our parents and ancestors. I graduated from Langara College nursing school in 1987. I think back on a time when there were no vacant nursing positions – one had to wait to get into any nursing school, let alone finally becoming employed to practice your profession.
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