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An interview with Dr. Meera Chatterjee on the Indian education system, its strengths and weaknesses, and gender equity.

I conducted this interview as an assignment for my History Class. It focuses on Colonial History. The person I interviewed moved to Philadelphia from India at a young age and his experiences as a current American.

An interview with my father in his immigration to America from India.

I interviewed my grandmother about her life and experiences in India.

I spoke with my maternal grandmother, Raksha Sood, on Friday, November 24, 2017 in Naperville, Illinois. I learned a lot and had fun, too.

This recording is about my dad, tales from his childhood, tales from his adulthood, and his philosophies.

A talk with my mom

My mom and I talked about her life experiences in general and how it was like for her growing up in India compared to living in the United States.

In this interview, my grandpa talks about his childhood and his memories working in the Air Force. He was born in Kerala, India and joined the Air Force when he was 18 years old, and shortly afterwards the war started....

In this interview, conducted on November 25th, 2017 in Pleasanton, California, Vikrant Goel interviews his grandmother Meera Yog abou her life in both India and the United States. Meera shares stories about her childhood, memories of her parents, attending a...

Patricia Mukherjee (90) talks about her childhood and her life as well as her relationship with her husband.

Two men share a love that grew thousands of miles from where they were born as brothers. There’s was grown out of a sense of responsibility, purpose and perseverance.

This is my mother’s immigration story from her home land in India to The United States of America.

15 year old, Jason Singh interviews his Grandma Kuldip Kaur on growing up, wedding, her first child, school and seeing america for the first time.

Tulasiratnam Cherukuri, 66, tells parts of her story about raising her children and her perspective on America as a Telugu woman in Chennai.

Rayna John (16) talks with her grandpa, Ulahanan John (80) about his experiences serving in the Air Force during the China-India War and the Indo-Pak war. Also discussed is his experience immigrating from South India to America.

Creating Community Through Sharing Stories: Ajita Bhat reflects on her immigration to America in the pursuit of higher education, and how her impressions of the country has evolved. After settling in Andover, she quickly found community, and eventually became the...

My grandfather Kam Kaza recounts his first journey from India to America that involves a challenge he overcame.

The interview was so hilarious and full of enjoyment! My Mom shared some some I never knew. The best part of the interview was when she told me that she was a cry baby when she went to school and...

My grandfather and I discussed his experiences as an Air Force officer during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1960’s. We talked in a mix of English and Malayalam.

During this interview, Suzane Veerani speaks with her mother, Shameera Veerani about her mother’s Highschool life (which was in India). They spoke about significant friendships that her mother acquired, work/actions in classes, teachers, multiple fun-filled school events that are still...

Grandfather and grandson talking about his family and their experiences

An interview with my grandfather Prashanth Darba.

This interview was about my dads life in India. We talked about how college was and how he keeps in contact with his friends and family. We also talked about his childhood and what sports he played. Next we talked...

This is an interview of my father, Venkatesh Addanki.