Alok's Interview with his Mom, Shashi Bina – Part II

Born as Bina Saxena in August 1943 in Lucknow and raised in a conservative joint household in Delhi and Lucknow, UP, India - she was the 2nd of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She graduated high school...

immigration in the 1990’s

In my interview, I recorded my mom’s experience being an Immigrant from India and her journey living in America.

Agriculture in India – Interview of Sanjeev Luthra

In this interview, Sanjeev Luthra discusses the food culture in India as well as issues regarding India’s fresh produce.

Importance of community when you’re away from family

Deeksha Misri (18) talks to her aunt Deepti Qasba (56) about the importance of building and being a part of a community when you're away from your home country. They also talk about how staying connected to your community is...

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Neeraja Subbaiah and Sajani Neeraja

In this conversation, Sajani Neeraja (26) celebrates her mother Neeraja Subbaiah (56), who speaks about what it was like to regain her independence and identity after living in an abusive marriage. Neeraja also speaks about toxic masculinity in Indian culture,...

My Dad – A Story of a Gujarati Canadian Refugee from Uganda

In 1971 East Asians were expelled from Uganda and a few lucky Indian families were accepted as refugees to Canada. This is the story of my father for future generations of our family.

StoryCorps interview

Aryan shah (16) interviewing my mom Bijal shah (48). We mainly discussed my mother’s childhood, what it was like, how my mom met my dad and what strong relationship they had, and what an amazing impact family can have on...

Great Thanksgiving Listen 2021
November 29, 2021 App Interview

The interview is about the life of my grandma in the difficult times of India.

Raj Patel and his grandfather Prabhudas Patel discuss about the importance of family and the sacrifices one must take.

In this interview, conducted in December 2019 in South Barrington, Illinois, Raj Patel (16) interviews his grandfather Prabhudas Patel (70) about his childhood from living in a poor village in Western India and to discuss how he immigrated to America....

Interview with Dad about Coming to America

Talked to my father about his journey of being born in India and immigrating to America, filled with humorous accounts and memories.

Partition Interview

My Grandfather talks about his experience in the Partition of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Childhood in India

In this interview, I talk to my mother about her childhood in India. We talk about her family, the school she went to, and her friends she grew up with. We also talk about how my childhood was different from...

How My Dad Overcame His Life Challenges

This interview was done on December 1st, 2019 in my family's living room. In this interview, my dad, Nitin Panchal mentioned that he had to overcome many obstacles in his life. These barriers made it more difficult for him to...

Alok's Interview with his Aunt, Ranjana Sinha on 12/5/2017 – Part I

Born as Ranjana Saxena in May 1950 in Delhi and raised in a conservative joint household in Lucknow, UP, India - she was the youngest of four children of Ram Shanker and Prakash Saxena. She immigrated to the United States...

DAD

My dad talked about his childhood and the people who influenced him most in his life. In addition we talked about his most significant memories and how the impacted him.

Bhargav Montukuri & Sr. Lorraine Delaney

Bhargav shares with the story of his Hindu faith with Sr. Lorraine. Bhargav, talks about, Mandala, the 41-day period of fasting and prayer to transform human to god, to show love to the Lord Ayyappa. During this time the devotees...

Rajasri Raghunathan & Sr. Lorraine Delaney

Rajasri shares important tenants of her Tamil culture and Hindu faith. She also goes in to great detail of one of her favorite ritual of the female goddess Lakshmi and its meaning to her and her family. Lakshmi is one...

Interviewing my Father About Life in India and Coming to the United States

In this interview conducted on December 31st, 2017, sixteen year-old Malini Correa talks to her father, Sanjay Correa (60) about his life growing up in India, school, and his process of immigrating to the United States. He describes his family,...

Teja Moves to America

We discuss what it’s like to move to the states and what connects folks from different cultures.

From India to the USA: My grandmother’s story

My grandma and I discusssed her journey immigrating to the United States and her experiences in the U.S.

Great Thanksgiving listen – Meher Kaky

We talked about different questions on my dad's life like his happiest moments and his fondest memories of his childhood and his life as a whole