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New Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project Interview with Upendra Chivukula, Indian-American. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3W95BSM

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TitleNew Jersey Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project Interview with Upendra Chivukula, Indian-American.
NameAgrawal, Renu (interviewer), Chivukula, Upendra (interviewee)
Date Created2002
SubjectPostwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present), Asian Americans, Indian American, Children, Men, Women, White collar workers, Politicians, Immigrants, Agriculture, Civil rights, Cookery, Community life, Community development, Education, Emigration and immigration, Ethnic groups, Family, Geography, Government, Manners and customs, Occupations, Politics, Practical, Religion, Rites and ceremonies, Social movements, Transportation, Work, Hinduism, India, New Jersey, Somerset County, Franklin (Somerset County, N.J.: Township)
DescriptionThis interview was conducted as part of the New Jersey Historical Commission Grant-funded Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project. The interviewee is Mr. Upendra Chivukula who is from southern India. He came to the United States in 1974 to go to graduate school at City University of New York City. Mr. Chivukula discusses his life growing up in India and the village he lived in. Mr. Chivukula is married to a Cuban American and discusses the differences in their cultures. He was mayor of Franklin Township in 2000, and then became the first Asian-Indian member of the New Jersey Legislature in 2002. The interview also delves into his political upbringing and views; and also his stand on civil rights for the Asian-American community.
Genreinterviews, oral histories
Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970), Contemporary America (1968-present)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3W95BSM
LanguageEnglish
CollectionTranscripts from the Multi-Ethnic Oral History Project
Organization NameNew Jersey State Archives
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