Asian Indian: Becoming Minnesotan

Story Title Narrator Community Tags
In marriage it is never white for the bride. Kusum Saxena Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
50 Years of India's Independence. Vasant Sukhatme Asian Indian Ethnic Festivals, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
We had a big drought in India - we felt that maybe we should do something about it. Jagadish Desai Asian Indian Cultural Centers, Life in the Old Country, Politics & Government
Preserving Asian Indian culture in Rochester, Minnesota. Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Cultural Centers, Ethnic Festivals, Religion, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
Kids grow independent very quickly. Lincoln Gada Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Family, Problems in America
Sacrifices made for the sake of education. Lisa Gada Norton Asian Indian Education, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
Finding a wife in India. Ram Gada Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
It was made clear from day one that you would go to college. Pennamma Cherucheril Asian Indian Education, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
The relatives ask, 'Why isn’t she married?' Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Marriage, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
I don't see divorce as an option. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
In India, the bricks of society are the family. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Gender Roles, Life in the Old Country, Traditions & Values
In India, they call them servants. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Culture Clash, Economics, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
In India, if you got a job, it stays with you your whole life. Sudhansu Misra Asian Indian Work, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
The value of hard work cannot be substituted with anything in this world. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Education, Family, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
A different way of thinking. Aparna Ganguli Asian Indian Culture Clash, Family, Gender Roles, Class & Work, Life in the Old Country
I thought if I could go abroad, I could expand my horizons. Ram Gada Asian Indian Education, Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
We were two frightened young girls leaving our home village for the first time. Pennamma Cherucheril Asian Indian Education, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
Research opportunities in Pennsylvania. Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
I remember sitting with my mother near the Statue of Liberty. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
It was a major step to leave your country, to come here on a piece of paper. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
We felt like they were guardian angels. Pennamma Cherucheril Asian Indian Language, Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
I didn't have much chance to sit back and think about how far I had really come from home. Sudhansu Misra Asian Indian Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
We are going to Minny-sota. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
My father bought a thermal for me to wear under the sari. Aparna Ganguli Asian Indian Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
We had an excitement that we were going to a new country. Lincoln Gada Asian Indian Immigration Policy, Travel to U.S., Coming to America, The Journey
It takes three days to go from one part of India to the other. Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Ties to Homeland, Coming to America, The Journey
We came in January to Minnesota, which was quite a shock in itself. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Food, Language, New Immigrant Experiences, Travel to U.S.
We had never used silverware in our lives. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Food, New Immigrant Experiences
Finding a balance. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural
According to them, I’ve become very Americanized. Bash Singh Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Economics
Whatever country you live in, be fit for that country. Abul Hasan Siddiqui Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Citizenship, Religion
Integrated into our wider community. Lisa Gada Norton Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural
I am probably going to become a citizen very soon, because I think now I am vested here. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Citizenship
It was different, very different, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences
The Beatles, Indian culture, and America in the 1960s. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Youth Experiences
Pulled in two directions. Ravinder Manku Asian Indian Assimilation, Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural, Generation Gap, Identity
There is more access to knowledge. Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Education, Opportunities in America
It is better to stay here, because, as a woman, I have more rights. Deep Shikha Gupta Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Freedom, Gender Roles, Ties to Homeland, Opportunities in America
In those days, they took only 100 immigrants from India. Sudhansu Misra Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Immigration Policy, Work, Opportunities in America
Everything is not all great and good, but it just gives you the freedom to do so much here. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Freedom, Opportunities in America
It's definitely a taught hatred, and it's taught ignorance. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Discrimination, Youth Experiences, Problems in America
I didn't grow up here. Kusum Saxena Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Generation Gap, Problems in America
I didn’t know what a library was. Nayana Ramakrishnan Asian Indian Becoming Americans, New Immigrant Experiences, Problems in America
You're the bridge. Rajiv Shah Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Bi-Cultural, Generation Gap, Problems in America
We didn't know how to ask anybody for directions. Pennamma Cherucheril Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Language, Travel to U.S., Problems in America
Sometimes we make our kids live in two different worlds. Deep Shikha Gupta Asian Indian Becoming Americans, Culture Clash, Generation Gap, Identity, Problems in America
What is it going to mean to have Indian heritage? Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Family, Identity, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
Hindu celebrations. Deepak Nath Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Ethnic Festivals, Religion, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
It's been such a blessing to have two cultures. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Bi-Cultural, Identity, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
Celebrating Diwali and Holi in Rochester, Minnesota Prasanna Mishra Asian Indian Ceremonies & Rituals, Cultural Centers, Ethnic Festivals, Religion, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
The Festival of India. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Arts, Cultural Centers, Ethnic Festivals, Food, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
Indian associations and culture schools. Ram Gada Asian Indian Cultural Centers, Cultural Preservation, We Are Here
The plan was to return to India after finishing one’s graduate degree. Vasant Sukhatme Asian Indian Education, Family, Work, Coming to America, Push & Pull Factors
Gada & Associates: Energy Conservation Work. Ram Gada Asian Indian Economics, Work, Contributions, We Are Here
Helping battered women. Kusum Saxena Asian Indian Civic Engagement, Gender Roles, Contributions, We Are Here
If you choose to interview a person who has another culture, you're getting like two people. Nirupama Misra Asian Indian Bi-Cultural, Civic Engagement, Contributions, We Are Here
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