My Grandfather’s Experience in the Indo-Pakistani War

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.

Living History

My mom describing her experience, of the fabled “American Dream”

Interview with my Mom

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...

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Vimal Nikore and Sonia Nikore

Sonia Nikore [no age given] talks with her mom, Vimal Nikore [no age given], about her life following the 1947 Partition of India. They discuss education as well as Vimal's decision to immigrate to the United States.

Interview with my Grandpa about his education and his immigration to America

In this interview, I asked my grandpa about his educational experiences in Pakistan and Denmark and the process of immigrating to America. He highlighted his journey of learning to value the importance of education and explained how his life and...

Pakistan Intreview

My dad and I discuss issues about our country Pakistan

Gauri Manocha and Raj Manocha

Raj Manocha talks with his daughter about his childhood in India in the 1970s and 1980s, amidst the 3rd war of the India-Pakistan Partition.

Christmas Memories from a Missionary to Pakistan

Ralph and Polly Brown served as Christian missionaries in Southern Pakistan from the 1950s through the 1980s. They spent many Christmases there, far from the snowy New England winters they knew from theor childhoods. These are some memories of a...

Sadaf Imran and her struggles in the Medical Field

I interviewed my aunt who is a foreign medical doctor and talk about her struggles in achieving her degree being married young and having kids young. Furthermore, we discuss her adjustment from a Muslim medical doctor in Pakistan to being...

thanksgiving storycorps

Samara Mansoor, 16 years old, interviewing her dad, Mansoor Qureshi. Thanksgiving Storycorps recording for Ms. Cupps' AP Lang class at Tuscarora High School in Leesburg, Virginia.

Talking to a refugee

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

Mahmooda Khalid

This is an interview of our grandmother, Mehmooda Khalid. She has been through a lot in her lifetime including the partition of India and Pakistan.

Amara Tariq Interviewing Murad Khan about his Life

It is April 29, 2018, and my grandpa and I are in Northville, MI. My grandpa and I are just taking about life, careers, family, and just growing up and getting through life. My grandpa shares what is was like...

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Vimal Nikore and Monika Nikore

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a second conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86). This conversation adds greater detail to Vimal's childhood which includes the 1947 Partition of India.

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Vimal Nikore and Monika Nikore

Monika Nikore [no age given] has a conversation with her mother, Vimal Nikore (86), about her life in India, both before and after the Partition of 1947.

"We were very well off, and then suddenly, we were told to leave…so we had to come…there was no home, no money, nothing to eat"
February 8, 2020 App Interview

Bimla and Naraindas Pherwani had a comfortable life in Sindh, in present-day Pakistan. But suddenly, after the partition of India, when they were just children, they were forced to leave their home and go to India. Arriving with nothing but...

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Kuldip Singh Makker, Kalitdeep Singh, and Haramandeep Singh

Kuldip Singh Makker (81) talks to his sons, Kalitdeep Singh (44) and Haramandeep Singh (51), about his childhood before and after the Partition of India. He talks about the family who raised him and the challenges they experienced, his career,...

Interview with my Uncle

My uncle and I talk about moving to the U.S., his career, and social issues, including immigration, medical coverage, and racism.

Naade Jamali Interview for WHAP

Me and my mom talking about her time in Pakistan and America