India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 2): Interview with Vishant Shah

Titles: India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 2): Interview with Vishant Shah (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Shah's parents came from India to the United States where he attended high school and college in Minnesota. He works as an institutional investment consultant. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family life; importance of education to family; cooperation within the Indian community in the Twin Cities; learning Indian languages; growing up in Minnesota; frequent trips to India; an appreciation for one's roots; memories of elementary school; value of hard work and intolerance of violence; family relationships; Jainism; involvement in the School of India for Languages and Culture; high school memories; outdoor activities; traveling abroad; high school and college experiences; tracing Gandhi's footsteps; race relations on campus and in the United States in general; realities in dealing with both American and Indian culture in the second generation.

Dates

• 04/03/1997 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly
• interviewee: Shah, Vishant

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 56
• Accession Number: AV1999.4.15

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 2)' <OH 56>

Quantity: 38 pages transcript 2 hours sound cassette

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 02:03:27 running time

Subjects

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