India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History: Interview with Niru Misra

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

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Niru Misra came to the United States at a young age and became involved in the India Association of Minnesota [IAM] soon after college. She served on the board of IAM for three years before being elected president. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Growing up in the United States; professional life; father's involvement with IAM and Niru's subsequent involvement; experience living in the United States during the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement; presence of Indian culture in American media; involvement in the Festival of India; goals of IAM; reaching out to the non-Indian community; service projects and volunteer opportunities through IAM; involvement in School of India for Languages and Culture [SILC]; serving on the board for IAM; organizational structure; gender roles in India versus the United States; serving as president of IAM and the projects undertaken; difficulty in member recruitment; Indian performing arts; challenges faced by IAM; founding the Asian Indian Women's Association [AIWA]; issues dealt with by AIWA such as domestic abuse; immigration and discrimination; changing the name of India Club to India Association of Minnesota; and future challenges of IAM.

Dates

• 09/25/2004 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly
• interviewee: Misra, Ms. Nirupama

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 119
• Accession Number: AV2007.24.7

Holding Type: Oral History - Interview

Project

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

Quantity: 1 hour sound cassette 21 pages transcript

Format

• Content Category: sound recordings
• Content Category: text

Measurements

• 01:01:22 running time

Subjects

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