Interviewing my grandma about her life

Special guest talks about her childhood and experiences in India, her job experience, and her transition from India to America. My grandma can’t speak English fluently so I will be translating what she is saying.

Mrs. Ranjana Bhatt and Anita Belle

Anita and Mrs. Bhatt discussed Mrs. Bhatt’s immigration to true United States from India in the mid 1970s.

My Grandfather's Uprising: From Dreams to Reality

Mahendra Shah always wanted to make a “lasting impression” on society. He always wanted to make a change and have a purpose in life. As a child, he believed that having a “last impression” on society was to become a...

The first man in his family to leave to come to America- My Father

In this interview, I talk to my dad about his life growing up in India and how his transition was coming to America creating a new life from scratch.

Connecting the Dots of Indian Culture and Societal Change

Riya Patel (19) speaks with her mother, Kavita Patel (45), about her life and the challenges she has faced as a woman stuck between maintaining her cultural roots and adapting to changing societal views on gender roles.

School Life

It is about me getting to know more about my dad's school life.

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.

Abbygale Mode interviews her dad, Alan Mode, about a few main points in his life.

Abbygale Mode (age 15) interviews her dad, Alan Mode (age 40). Many of the topics we discussed related to family and personal experiences. I (Abbygale) learned many things about my family through these questions and feel like I was taught...

Dominique, Kotaro and Sona's interview

This interview is our project this semester. We talked about ethnographics with each other.

Taylor and Isha – 11/29/22

Taylor Eadie, 18 years old, interviews Isha Kishore a 20 year old who was born in Omaha, Nebraska but lived part of her life in Delhi, India. She shares her story on what it was like to live in two...

Inside the mind of a smart independent mother

In todays interview I had a discussion with my mother. I got a lot of Insight on her thoughts and how she grew up and it had a big impact on me

Niru Aggarwal Part I

Niru’s life, advice to her descendants, and anecdotes.

Interview with Ankita

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

Ethnographic Exercise Interview

I decided to record my sister Madison on her overall beliefs that are related to religion, god, researching/interviews for religion. It was a good interview to get a sense of her ideas and how the differ from others.

Joseph D. Trignano

Discussed his time with the Military Police during Word War 2; discussed his family and life lessons he’s acquired.

Ed Dunn – a former Marine in the late 1950’s.

A brief interview with Ed Dunn, a Marine in the late 1950’s. Within our conversation, we discussed where he was stationed, life for him as a Marine, segregation, and how the Marines shaped him as a person and how he...

English Interview

Dhanya’s life and moving here as an immagrant

Interview with dad

My dad talks about his experiences growing up in India. He also explains about his beliefs about Hinduism and religion.