School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) Oral History Project: Interview with Shanti Shah

Titles: School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) Oral History Project: Interview with Shanti Shah (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Shanti Shah was born in India and immigrated to the U.S. as an adult. She is one of the original founders of SILC and has served as a teacher, administrator and board member. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; participation in SILC; experiences as a teacher, language instruction; facilitating outdoor activities; establishing SILC; first day; motivation; music instruction; enrollment changes; teaching methods; curriculum development; challenges and rewards of teaching; geography instruction; volunteers; organizational changes; social connections; outreach to adopted children; Festival of Nations; contributions of SILC to Indian community.

Dates

• 03/19/2000 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewee: Shah, Ms. Shanti
• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 88
• Accession Number: AV2002.159.12

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) Oral History Project' <OH 88>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 46 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:46:54 running time

Subjects

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