Interview with Priya Krishnan

Interview with Priya Krishnan

Priya Krishnan

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Interviewers

Violet Chamberlain, Chloe Ellis

Description

Interview with Priya Krishnan recorded on March 27, 2023 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. Krishnan is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Violet Chamberlain and Chloe Ellis as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Ms. Krishnan discusses the following topics:

  • Immigrating from India to the U.S. right after 9/11;
  • The difficult feelings of missing and be able to see family;
  • Relative ease culturally assimilating in New York vs. the difficulties in other states;
  • The better opportunities that future immigrants have;
  • Love for Indian food and passing her culture on to her kids through food;
  • Viewing both India and the U.S. as home;
  • Difficulties forming community and being understood as an immigrant;
  • Accents do not impact or determine English fluency;
  • Differences between American and Indian education systems;
  • Getting into graduate school in the U.S.;
  • Differing ideas about sports and extracurriculars in the U.S. vs. India;
  • Attending a convent school in India; and
  • College preparation and admissions in India.

Date of Interview

3-27-2023

Location of Interview

Grand Rapids, Mi

Series

Telling Our Stories

Keywords

Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, India

Disciplines

Asian American Studies | Asian History | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History | Secondary Education

Language

ENG

Document Type

Interview

Length of video

0:32:10

Length of video log

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Interview with Priya Krishnan

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