Pandya, Girish
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Title |
Pandya, Girish |
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Collection Name |
Indo American Oral History Project |
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Abstract |
Born in Dahood, Gujarat, India, Girish Pandya was involved in social work from a young age. He worked in Gandhi's Sevagram Ashram from 1941 to 1942. After graduating from college in Anand, India, Pandya had the opportunity to join the International Farm Youth Exchange Program in USA. He worked in Ohio and Kansas, and gave presentations at local high schools, farm bureaus and at college campuses. When he returned to India in 1954, Pandya conveyed his experiences of the IFYE program through radio programs. He was elected as President of the Taluka Krishak Samaj (Farmers' Association). During his tenue as President, the Rotary Club adopted a village in Gujarat. In 1961, Pandya came to the United States to study at Texas A & M University and earned a bachelors in science degree in Agricultural Engineering, and later earned his masters degree in Engineering Mechanics from Penn State University. He worked at the Dow Chemical Company from 1972 to 1992. In 1978, Pandya moved to Houston and became involved in the India Culture Center as its Treasurer. Pandya is very active in the Gujarati community, and was the President of the Gujarati Samaj. |
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Alternate Title |
Girish Pandya |
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Date of Interview |
September 22, 2011 |
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Location of Interview |
African American Library at the Gregory School |
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Subject Terms |
Pandya, Girish, 1931---Interviews ;
Social workers --India--Gujarat ;
Mechanical Engineers--Interviews ;
International Farm Youth Exchange ;
Dow Chemical Company ;
India Culture Center ;
Gujarati Samaj ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Pandya, Girish |
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Interviewers |
Mehta, Smita |
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Original Format |
AVI |
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Oral History Number |
FIS-OHP-04
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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 |
1970s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; 2000s |
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Length of Interview |
38 minutes, 8 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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