India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1)

Titles: India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1) (Supplied title)

Description: In the spring of 1992, a committee of the India History Association of Minnesota met to discuss how to preserve the history of immigrants of Asian Indian heritage. This committee recognized that the stories of the earliest Asian Indian immigrants in Minnesota - who arrived in the late 1950's and early 1960's - would soon be lost with the passing of time. The goal of this joint oral history project between the India Association of Minnesota and the Minnesota Historical Society was to record the experiences of Asian Indian immigrants in Minnesota. Each immigrant briefly describes his or her family of origin, the social context in which he or she was raised and the decision to immigrate to the United States. The interviews focus heavily on values and attitudes, comparing and contrasting the "Indian way" with the "American way," especially as they relate to family, marriage, parenting, work and community life. Narrators also speak about their association with Indian social groups or religious organizations in the United States.

Dates

• 06/07/1993 - 01/21/1995 (Creation)

Interviews

• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Pennamma Cherucheril' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Indru S. Advani' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Kusum Saxena' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Ranee Ramaswamy' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Aparna Ganguli' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Bash Singh' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Vilma K. Patel' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Dr. Abul H. Siddiqui' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Mansur Kassim-Lakha' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Sister Jancy and Sister Tresa Jose' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with M. J. Abhishaker' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Mahendra Nath' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with P.C. Mangalick' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Ram Gada' <OH 46>
• Oral History - Interview, MHS Collection, transcript: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 1): Interview with Sudhansu Misra' <OH 46>

Creation

• interviewee: Abhishaker, M. J.
• interviewee: Advani, Indru S.
• interviewee: Cherucheril, Pennamma
• interviewee: Gada, Ram
• interviewee: Ganguli, Aparna
• interviewee: Kassim-Lakha, Mansur
• interviewee: Mangalick, P. C.
• interviewee: Misra, Sudhansu
• interviewee: Nath, Mahendra
• interviewee: Patel, Mrs. Vilma K.
• interviewee: Ramaswamy, Ranee
• interviewee: Saxena, Kusum
• interviewee: Siddiqui, Dr. Abul Hassan
• interviewee: Singh, Bash
• interviewee: Sister Jancy
• interviewee: Sister Tresa Jose
• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 46
• Accession Number: AV1995.103

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 32 hours sound cassette 467 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Subjects

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