Oral History Collection
[an error occurred while processing this directive]India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project
| NAME: | Ram Gada |
| DATE: | December 7, 1994 |
| PLACE: | New Brighton, Minnesota |
| INTERVIEWER: | Polly Sonifer |
| PROJECT SERIES: | India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Ram Gada was born in India where he graduated from college. He also completed a graduate degree in North Dakota and then moved to Minnesota. Presently, he operates his own consulting firm.
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Childhood years; experiences growing up in India; education; arranging to come to school in the U.S; arriving in and adjusting to climate in North Dakota. Marriage; family values; cultural differences; the Gujarati Samaj; religion; vegetarianism, activities of the Jain group in Minneapolis; India Club; School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC); relations within the Indian community; recent political involvement; work history; imparting values to children, mixing Eastern and Western cultural values; plans for children's futures, the growth of Indian community in the Twin Cities; and maintaining family ties to India.
COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW:
| SOUND RECORDINGS: |
User copy: 2 60-minute cassettes Original: 2 60-minute cassettes |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | |
| RESTRICTIONS ON USE: | None |
| TRANSCRIPT: | 32 pages |
| ACCESSION NUMBER: | AV 1995.103.4 |
