Oral History Interview with Raj Joshi
Oral history interview with Raj Joshi, interviewed by Julie Kerssen on December 29, 2004. Joshi was born in Lashkar, India on October 26, 1932, and talks about the incorrect birthplace and date on his passport, his upbringing in Allahabad (where his father was a professor of agriculture at Allahabad University), and his family's move to Washington, D.C.
Oral History Interview with Sat Kapahi
Oral history interview with Sat Kapahi, interviewed by Julie Kerssen on March 23, 2005. Kapahi was born in Lahore, Pakistan in the early 1930s. He discusses the effects of Partition (both of India and Punjab specifically) on his schooling (as he was in college at the time) and his father's related decision to move the family to Amritsar.
Oral History Interview with Shanta Gangolli
Oral history interview with Shanta Gangolli, interviewed by Julie Kerssen on April 1, 2005. Gangolli was born in Bombay, India [modern-day Mumbai] on December 25, 1934. She discusses her education, her family's religious practices, and her eventual move to the United States after her husband was awarded a scholarship from MIT.
Oral History Interview with Nirmala Gnanapragasam
Nirmala (Nimmy) Gnanapragasam obtained her Bachelors Degree with First Class Honors from University of Moratuwa, Srilanka in 1985. She earned her MS (1988) and PhD (1993) from Northwestern University. Dr. Gnanapragasam joined Seattle University as an Assistant Professor in 1993, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1998.
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