Oral History Collection
[an error occurred while processing this directive]India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project
| NAME: | Simi Ahuja |
| DATE: | April 10, 1998 |
| PLACE: | |
| INTERVIEWER: | Polly Sonifer |
| PROJECT SERIES: | India Association of Minnesota Oral History Project (Phase 2) |
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION: Simi Ahuja was born in Pennsylvania, but grew up in Minnesota. She graduated from college in Minnesota and works in health care administration.
SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Parents, familiarity with parents' language, involvement in a women's group of second-generation children; family values; Indian community connections; spiritual life; self-acceptance, holiday celebrations; family trips to India; university experiences; future plans, advantages and challenges of being a second-generation child; struggle to balance cultural and familial expectations.
COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW:
| SOUND RECORDINGS: |
User copy: 2 60-minute cassettes Original: 2 60-minute cassettes |
| LENGTH OF INTERVIEW: | 1 hour, 20 minutes |
| RESTRICTIONS ON USE: | None |
| TRANSCRIPT: | 23 pages |
| ACCESSION NUMBER: | AV 1999.4.2 |
