Oral History Interview with Ketan Gada

DESCRIPTION
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ketan Gada grew up in Minnesota. His parents emigrated from India. His mother was one of the founding members of SILC. As a child, he attended SILC for about 10 years. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Personal background; involvement with SILC; experiences as a student; memories; significant things learned; socializing; classes; subjects: General Knowledge, language classes, cooking, dance, yoga, music, SILC Achievement Project; motivation; how studies at SILC affected later life; volunteer teachers; milk and cookie break; maintaining connections; Festival of Nations; benefits of SILC; SILC experience and trips to India.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: May 23, 2000
Subject(s): Ketan Gada
Type: Oral History
Language: English
Creator: Polly Sonifer
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota

PROVENANCE
Holding Institution: Minnesota Historical Society
Collection: School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) Oral History Project
Item History: 2016-12-24 (created); 2016-12-24 (modified)

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