Oral History Interview with Lisa G. Norton

DESCRIPTION
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Lisa Gada Norton was born in Minnesota. Her parents emigrated from India in the 1960s. Norton attended school in Minnesota and college in Wisconsin. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, familiarity with parents' language, childhood memories, family values, Indian community, school experiences, SILC (School of India for Languages and Culture), religion, visits to India; discrimination, college experiences, vegetarianism; work experiences; advantages and disadvantages of being a first-generation immigrant's child; Indian culture.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: November 7, 1997
Subject(s): Lisa G. Norton
Type: Oral History
Language: English
Creator: Polly Sonifer
Location: Minnesota

PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: Minnesota Historical Society
Collection: India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project
Additional Information: Phase 2
Item History: 2016-11-23 (created); 2016-11-23 (modified)

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