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Rajan Maharjan Oral History Interview
Rajan Maharjan is a first generation immigrant from Nepal currently living in Queens, NY and working in Manhattan. The interviewee discussed growing up in Yala in Kathmandu valley, coming from a farming community, his family, struggles of early days in New York, his literary forays, and hopes for his young daughter. Also discussed: caste, ethnicity, class in Nepal and Nepali diaspora.

Prarthana Gurung and Maya Oral History Interview
Conversation with Prarthana Gurung and Maya (name changed) about growing up in the U.S. (Prarthana) and in Nepal (Maya), flattening of identity, feeling alienated within Nepali community because of gender and ethnicity, finding chosen family, and the privilege of having the luxury to explore identity not bogged down by day-to-day survival

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Rabin K. Biswokarma Oral History Interview
Rabin Biswokarma speaks about his experience growing up in western Nepal, traveling to the US through various countries in Asia and Latin America, and the pervasiveness of caste-based discrimination, both overt and subtle, from the villages in Nepal to Kathmandu and in the US.

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Angela Nawang Oral History Interview
Angela Nawang speaks about her experience growing up in boarding school in India and coming to New York, limitations of identity, and multiple marginalizations.

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Mount Hermon School Kindergarten class picture. Angela is seated in front of the school’s main doors, front row 3rd seat from right to left.

Pabitra Khati Benjamin Oral History Interview
Pabitra Khati Benjamin speaks about her childhood, moving to the US as a child, going back to Nepal with more privilege, and her journey to become an organizer. She reflects on race, caste, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and the relative privilege Asians have compared to Black, Native American, and Latinx communities.

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Asha Magrati and Deepak Rauniyar Oral History Interview
Asha Magrati and Deepak Rauniyar speak about caste and ethnicity as a Hill Dalit and Madhesi couple, about hiding caste in Kathmandu, how caste can be hidden but not the skin color/ethnicity, and how casteism and colorism continue from Nepal to US.

Bhai Tika
Prarthana Gurung and her mother making a garland with flowers, including globe amaranth, to celebrate Bhai Tika, a Nepali festival to celebrate brothers. Globe amaranth is considered a symbol of longevity that sisters wish for their brothers.

V. Gurung and Nephews
Prarthana Gurung's brother, V. Gurung, and nephews preparing for the Nepali festival, Dashain.

Rabin K. Biswokarma's Detention Center Form
Form issued at Willacy Detention Center in Texas detailing the personal items inventoried and other items issued, including clothing, bedding, and personal hygiene kits. Rabin K. Biswokarma was apprehended at the Texas border while trying to cross into the US from Mexico

Angela Nawang's Community Service in New York
Since most of Angela Nawang's friends were Chinese American, her network also became Chinese American. At age 16, she and her close friend volunteered at this school in New York’s Chinatown. Angela says, "Looking back, I am pretty sure we volunteered solely because colleges would look for volunteer activities."

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