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India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History: Interview with Gummadi J. Franklin
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| Description | BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Gummadi Franklin graduated from pharmacy school in India before immigrating to Minnesota in 1969. He became president of the India Association of Minnesota [IAM] in 1998. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Childhood; growing up in India; family; education; getting married; moving to Minnesota and finding a job; involvement with the Trustee Advisory Committee of the IAM; creation of the School of India for Languages and Culture [SILC]; various demographical branches of the IAM; importance of community; membership in the association; involvement in the Festival of Nations; serving as president of the association; fiftieth anniversary of India's independence celebration; involvement in relief projects; commercialization of the organization; future of the association. |
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| Quantity | 2 hours sound cassette 25 pages transcript |
| Format | Content Category: sound recordings Content Category: text |
| Measurements | 01:36:01 running time |
| Creation | Interviewer: Sonifer, Ms. Polly Narrator: Franklin, Gummadi |
| Subjects |
Asian Indian |
| Dates | Creation: 07/31/2004 |
| Holding Type | Oral History - Interview |
| ID Number | OH 119 |
| Accession Number | AV2007.24.2 |
| More Info | MHS Library Catalog |
| Related Collections | Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History' |