Mehta, Mohinder Paul
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Title |
Mehta, Mohinder Paul |
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Collection Name |
Indo American Oral History Project |
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Abstract |
An educator, Mohinder Paul Mehta moved to Canada from Lahore, Pakistan (formerly India) in 1964, on receiving a teaching position in a school at Leask, Saskatchewan. Yearning to teach at an university, he took a doctoral degree in English from University of Montana in 1970, and taught English at Minot University, North Dakota. Eventually he rose to the position of Dean of the College of Education and Human Resources. He was involved in politics and became the Co-Chair of the Democratic Convention in 1984. Mehta moved to Houston after he received an offer of Dean at Prairie View A&M Unversity; Mehta remained there for 21 years. Motivated to serve the community, Dr. Mehta became involved in the India Culture Center, where he was its President and Trustee. He was also one of the founders of the Punjab Culture Club. |
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Alternate Title |
Mohinder Paul Mehta |
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Date of Interview |
July 28, 2011 |
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Location of Interview |
African American Library at the Gregory School |
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Subject Terms |
Mehta, Mohinder Paul-- Interviews ;
Educators--United States--Interviews ;
Indian educators ;
Prairie View A & M University ;
Minot State University. Division of Humanities ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Mehta, Mohinder Paul |
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Interviewers |
Malhotra, Jawahar |
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Original Format |
AVI |
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Oral History Number |
FIS-OHP-03 |
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Language |
English |
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Ownership Notice |
The Houston Public Library retains the literary and publishing rights of its oral histories. No part of the interviews or transcripts may be published without the written permission of the Houston Oral History Project. |
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Geographic Subject Terms |
Houston (Tex.) |
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Era |
1960s ; 1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; 2000s |
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Length of Interview |
31 minutes, 13 seconds |
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Type |
MovingImage ; Text |
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Format |
Compound resource consisting of video recording and transcript. |
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Technical Specifications |
Flash Video (FLV) |
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