Gurminder Sangha and Sandra Celedon
Recorded
December 15, 2022
Archived
December 15, 2022
55:08 minutes
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Id:
oss000049
Description
One Small Step conversation partners Gurminder Sangha (49) and Sandra Celedon (37) talk about their career trajectories; the role of their families, teachers, and mentors in their development; and their hopes for the city of Fresno.Subject Log / Time Code
GS talks about why he no longer has hobbies due to most of his time being taken up by work or school.
SC talks about her work in public health in Fresno, and her eventual shift into working in advocacy.
SC talks about what she does for fun - spending time with family, travel.
GS talks about her parents' and sisters' influence on him, his experience being the youngest in the family.
GS talks about influence of his professors in the US, the confidence he gained in academia. Talks about his background in engineering and how it makes him a problem-solver.
SC talks about influence of her parents, and how she is starting to see aspects of their personalities in herself.
SC talks about her son's influence on her, her desire for him to be proud of her and see her as a moral compass.
GS talks about his sons role in his life, his faith.
SC talks about her initial desire to be a nurse because of her father's experience in the hospital after having an aneurysm.
SC reflects on the people who have influenced her in life and not realizing their influence until later.
GS talks about his struggle to identify fully with either party as an immigrant to the US, and agrees with certain aspects of both parties. Uses gun policy as an example.
SC describes herself as socially progressive and fiscally conservative although she is a registered democrat. Talks about importance to allow people's views to evolve.
SC defines her view on being fiscally conservative, which differs from traditional view.
GS talks about diversity of Fresno and similarities he shares with SC, and similarities between Indian and Mexican culture.
SC talks about importance of embracing conflict to solve problems.
SC expresses hope for Fresno to live up to its own potential, and describes pervasive self-defeating attitude of the city.
GS talks about his hope to see young people thrive in Fresno and remain in the city.
Participants
- Gurminder Sangha
- Sandra Celedon