Interview with Ruchi Manohar
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Interviewers
Ella Shaarda, Lila Fus, Reagan Kurt
Description
Interview with Ruchi Manohar recorded on March 25, 2024 at Forest Hills Northern High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Ms. Manohar is interviewed by Forest Hills Northern High School students Ella Shaarda, Lila Fus, and Reagan Kurt as a part of WMU’s Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. During the interview Ms. Manohar discusses the following topics:
- Her dad wanting her to immigrate to the U.S. for her Master's;
- Her positive perception of Americans and the U.S.;
- Adjusting to a new English dialect;
- Choosing to attend university in Texas;
- Differences between Indian and American universities;
- Her relative ease with adjusting to American culture;
- Working as a software engineer;
- Meeting her husband and moving from Florida to Michigan;
- Differences in driving between the U.S. and India;
- Celebrating Diwali in the U.S. and missing other celebrations and festivals in India;
- Dietary changes she has made since moving to the U.S.;
- Expectations vs. reality of the U.S.;
- Missing the busy, crowded environment in India;
- Feeling accepted and welcomed by Americans;
- How her goals and ideas of success have changed since being in the U.S.;
- Getting a green card and later choosing to become a U.S. citizen during the pandemic;
- How she helps her children remain connected to their Indian roots;
- How the exposure to new cultures in the U.S. has changed her as a person;
- Advice for immigrants, and;
- Difficulties building community in the U.S.
Date of Interview
3-25-2024
Location of Interview
Grand Rapids, MI
Series
Telling Our Stories
Keywords
Asian American and Pacific Islander, Immigration, Immigrants, Citizenship, Texas, Florida, Michigan, India
Disciplines
Asian American Studies | Asian History | Language and Literacy Education | Oral History | Secondary Education
Language
ENG
Document Type
Interview
Recommended Citation
Manohar, Ruchi, "Interview with Ruchi Manohar" (2024). Telling Our Stories: A Video Collection Celebrating AAPI Heritage. 4.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/our-stories-aapi/4
Length of video
0:30:00
Length of video log
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