Mehta, Nita
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Title |
Mehta, Nita |
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Collection Name |
Indo American Oral History Project |
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Abstract |
Nita Mehta completed her early education in Gujarat, India; she later studied integrated medicine. Her career started as a residential doctor for the tribal people living in the villages in Gujarat, where she worked for two years. After getting married in 1958, she moved to Mumbai and continued to practice medicine. Mehta came to Houston in 1981 and soon became involved in voluntary work with religious organizations. While in Houston, she obtained a degree as a technologist and treated patients. She is very active in the Indian Senior Citizens Association, which has over 600 members. |
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Alternate Title |
Nita Mehta |
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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 |
Mehta, Nita--Interviews ;
Volunteer workers in social service--Interviews ;
Medical social work ;
Older people ;
Indian Senior Citizens Association (Houston, Tex.) ;
Oral histories |
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Interviewee |
Mehta, Nita |
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Interviewers |
Mehta, Smita |
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Original Format |
AVI |
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Oral History Number |
FIS-OHP-05 |
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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 |
1950s ; 1980s ; 1990s ; 2000s |
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Length of Interview |
25 minutes, 54 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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