Bhullar's great grandfather's gamble paid off. But if the journey to Canada was hard, it was only the beginning. Upon arriving in Vancouver, he managed to get a job working on the Pacific railway. He worked and lived alone without family for five decades before finally, in 1959, he was able to bring his son-in-law, Arjan's grandfather, to Canada. Bhullar's grandfather was made of the same stuff as his father-in-law. Making a similar voyage, Bhullar's grandfather arrived in Canada without a dollar in his pocket and a pregnant wife and six children he had no choice but to leave behind. He too managed to find a job in Canada working at the sawmill. Bhullar's father was born soon after but it wasn't until 1971 that he finally met his own father. Each generation of the Bhullar family dedicated years of sacrifice and hard work to bring their children to Canada.