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1. Abusharekh, Khalil (1:25:00)

Abusharekh, Khalil
Date:
2011-11-14
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Khalil Abusharekh conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Born in a refugee camp, Khalil Abusharekh spent over twenty years living in Gaza City. In ...

2. Ajgaonkar, Vijaya and Ajgaonkar, A. S. "Praful" (1:39:00)

Ajgaonkar, Vijaya and Ajgaonkar, A. S. "Praful"
Date:
2011-09-05
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This interview includes several exchanges in Urdu/Hindi since Mrs. Ajgaonkar’s first language is Marathi. All such passages have been translated into English. The Ajgaonkars are from Mumbai, India....

3. Anand, Pradeep (2:16:00)

Anand, Pradeep
Date:
2011-06-20
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Pradeep Anand conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Pradeep Anand came to Houston from Bombay in 1978. Born in 1950, his grandparents and ancestor...

4. Bansal, Virinder (1:34:00)

Bansal, Virinder
Date:
2011-08-28
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Virinder Bansal conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Hailing from Punjab, Virinder Bansal came to New York in 1970. An engineer by training, Mr. ...

5. Bhuchar, Vijay (1:20:00)

Bhuchar, Vijay
Date:
2011-09-21
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Vijay Bhuchar conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Vijay Bhuchar moved to Houston from New Orleans and Delhi in 1975. She enjoyed a multi-sites c...

6. Caraway, Nellie M. (18:09)

Caraway, Nellie M.
Date:
2011-04-30
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Nellie M. Caraway conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Nellie Caraway was born in Beaumont, Texas but has been a long-time resident of Housto...

7. Carter, John (34:36)

Carter, John
Date:
2011-09-24
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
John Carter’s father worked for a quarter of a century as a production manager for Burma Oil, and his son followed him into the oil business. Living in Glasgow, Scotland, Carter studied mechanical ...

8. Desai, Pankaj (1:13:00)

Desai, Pankaj
Date:
2011-08-26
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Pankaj Desai conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Pankaj Desai enjoyed an affluent childhood in Bombay where his parents had migrated in the 1930...

9. Granger, Shirley L. (49:23)

Granger, Shirley L.
Date:
2011-04-30
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
This is an oral history interview with Shirley L. Granger conducted as part of the Houston History Project. Ms. Shirley Granger was born in Hungerford, Texas in the 1930s. She and her siblings grew...

10. Huff, John Rossman (53:18)

Huff, John Rossman
Date:
2011-09-24
Main contributors:
Center for Public History, University of Houston; University of Houston Libraries, University of Houston
Summary:
John Rossman Huff played football at Rice University and Georgia Tech in the 1960s, and he graduated with a degree in civil engineering from the latter. After graduating in 1968, Huff joined the Of...