Talking to a refugee

I spoke to my grandfather who had to come to India after the 1947 partition.

Coming to America

Shivani Patel (interview) asked her father about what it was like to come to America and establish a life and job here. He talked about why he choose computer engineering and the changes made to adapt to the foriegn country.

Aditi Iyer (14) interviews her grandmother in India, Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her upbringing and her previous jobs.

In this interview, conducted on January 5, 2023, in Canton Michigan, Aditi Iyer interviews her grandmother Shantha Dhandapani (70) about her childhood in India and her work life. She talks about the different jobs she worked in and how it...

Home Away From Home

I spoke to my mom to ask her about her experiences moving frequently as a child and living in multiple countries around the world. This parlayed into a conversation about preserving cultural identity in a foreign country.

“Childhood in India”

In this interview, told in November 2018, In Egg Harbor Township. Salman Bilgrami interviews his mom Vaseem Bilgrami about how her life was, growing up in India as a little child. She tells stories about how society was run there...

My Mom’s journey through life

My Mom grew up in India and dealt with many situations such as Prime minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination, transition to Oman, arranged marriage, moving to US and dealing with sexism.

Interview with my mom

Venkata Duggireddy (17) interviews his mom about the transition between India and the US and the lessons she learned from it. She informs him on how she hopes to use them to help herself and others in the future.

Interview with Ankita

Ankita and I discussed anxiety, spirituality, letting go, familial relationships, and higher beings.

Thanksgiving with my dad

In this interview I talk to my dad about his life in India and some of his greatest moments

Anusha Patel interviews her Grandmother about her life in India.

Anusha Patel (14) interviews her 89 year old grandmother on January 6th, 2023 in Canton, Michigan. She interviews her grandmother about her school and life in india,

Interview with Shivkumar Chandrasekaran

Aidan and Shiv discuss Shiv's childhood growing up in India and how that has helped shape his life.

Niskayuna, NY, Indian Immigrant, Moving to the United States, Indian Family Heritage

In this interview, conducted in January 2018 in Niskayuna New York, Rishika Chavali (17) interviews her father Pardha Chavali (47) about his childhood, immigration experience, and family heritage. Pardha Chavali shares stories about how he has came to live in...

A perspective of a country I had only ever heard about

In this interview, conducted in Lafayette, Colorado on May 18, 2019, Vithika Goyal interviews her mother, Komal, about her childhood, education, and personal history growing up in India. This interview seeks to answer the question “how are the histories we...

Nithik Chintalacheruvu Interviews his Father about his Life

In this interview,conducted in Morganville, Nithik Chintalacheruvu talks to his Father about various things including his childhood and his journey to America. He learns a lot about his father.

Karnam Comes to America

My name is Nikita Udayakumar and I am a student of the University Honors Program. In December 2018, I had the opportunity to interview my dad about his unique experience immigrating to the United States and forming a sense of...