India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History: Interview with Ashoke Mandal

Titles: India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History: Interview with Ashoke Mandal (Supplied title)

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ashoke Mandal came to Minnesota in 1995 and upon arrival contacted various members of the Indian community. He became president of the India Association of Minnesota [IAM] in 2002. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family; education in India; immigration to the United States and becoming a citizen; finding a job in Minnesota; contacting members of the Indian community and subsequent involvement with IAM; involvement with the Bengali Association; participation in the Festival of Nations; coordinating the annual dinner for IAM; contact with important Minnesota political figures; issues dealt with by IAM; organizational structure of IAM; member recruitment; impact of Senator Paul Wellstone's death on him and the Indian community; newsletter India Town; and future of IAM.

Dates

• 06/12/2005 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly
• interviewee: Mandal, Ashoke

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 119
• Accession Number: AV2007.24.6

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

• Oral History - Project, MHS Collection, project: 'India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History' <OH 119>

Quantity: 2 hours sound cassette 23 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:18:54 running time

Subjects

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