Oral History Interview with Rajiv Shah

DESCRIPTION
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Rajiv Shah was born in Uganda. He and his parents came to the United States, where he attended school in Minnesota and college in Massachusetts. Presently, he is the director of a nonprofit program and is attending medical school. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents' background; familiarity with parents' language; childhood memories of Africa, United Kingdom, and Canada; discrimination; family's values; volunteering experiences; future plans; travels to India; advantages and disadvantages of being a child of first generation immigrants.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: August 22, 1997
Subject(s): Rajiv Shah
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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