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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...

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...

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

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....

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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

In this interview, I (19) spoke to my parents Deepak Mathur (55) and Shailja Mathur (51) about their childhood, journey to America, and life since then.

This interview discussed my fathers life and how he came to this country. He discussed his up bringing and how education changed his beliefs and struggles throughout the process.

Sarah Menezes interviews her mother, Minal Menezes, about her past and reminisces on old memories.

In this interview, I interviewed my mother, Aparna, and I asked her a series of questions regarding her life in America in comparison to India, about her political views, religion, and influential people.

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Zubin Kenkare interviews his Grandfather Diva Kenkare.

BJ Harvey (41) has a conversation with his Mother, Eva Harvey (69), about her childhood in India, coming to the United States, marriage and motherhood.

In this interview, I have a general conversation with my mom on our views on life and especially my life in the US. We discuss areas we need to improve on and qualities of each other that we admire. It...

Dhyaneshwar B. Chawan (74) talks with his son Arun Chawan (37) about his life growing up, going to school and working in India, coming to the US in the 1960's, marrying and having children and his reflections on his life...

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

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.

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

Our interview about our family heritage.

In this interview, Nani ji (grandmother from mom’s side) talked about her experience of moving to India at a young age, how her parents’ death effected her, and the effects of Operation Blue Star on her. This interview was conducted...

Vastupal Kinkhabwala (83) talks with his granddaughter, Sonia Kinkhabwala (22), about his childhood, marriage, and some of the most meaningful moments in his life.