India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project - IAM History: Interview with Sarat Mohapatra

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

Description: BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Sarat Mohapatra was born in India and came to the United States in 1972. After moving to Minnesota, he became involved in the India Association of Minnesota [IAM] and became president of the organization in the late 1990s. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Family; education in India; immigrating to the United States; completing his PhD program; getting married; moving to Minnesota; meeting members of the Indian community in Minnesota; involvement in the School of India for Languages and Culture [SILC]; participation in the Festival of Nations; serving on the board of IAM; major projects undertaken during his time on the IAM board, such as the fiftieth anniversary celebration of India's independence and work on the Asian Indian Community Directory; involvement in the Minnesota Asian Indian Democratic Association [MAIDA]; service and community outreach projects done by IAM; involvement in the Trustee Advisory Committee, which is part of IAM; future challenges and future leadership for IAM; politics; balancing local commitment with the commitment to India; and the need for more volunteering and service-based activities.

Dates

• 06/25/2005 (Creation)

Creation

• interviewer: Sonifer, Polly
• interviewee: Mohapatra, Sarat

Identifiers

• Library Call Number: OH 119
• Accession Number: AV2007.24.8

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

• 01:15:29 running time

Subjects

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