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11. Interview of Meena Garg

Topic:
Asian American History
Community History
Length:
2 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The South Asian Women in Los Angeles series documents the lives of a number of women who are first generation South Asian immigrants and who lived or currently live in the greater Los Angeles area. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India.

12. Interview of Jyoti Keshavan

Topic:
Community History
Asian American History
Length:
1.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The South Asian Women in Los Angeles series documents the lives of a number of women who are first generation South Asian immigrants and who lived or currently live in the greater Los Angeles area. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India.

13. Interview of Roselyn Ibanez

Topic:
Asian American History
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews document the lives and contributions of Filipino-American activists in Los Angeles in the Filipino-American identity movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Filipino American activist. First co-chair of Kababayan at University of California, Irvine and member of the Union of Democratic Filipinos (KDP), a political party.

14. Interview of Alfred Mendoza

Topic:
Asian American History
Length:
6 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews document the lives and contributions of Filipino-American activists in Los Angeles in the Filipino-American identity movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Filipino American activist. Co-founder and director of Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA).

15. Interview of Florante Ibanez

Topic:
Asian American History
Length:
5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
These interviews document the lives and contributions of Filipino-American activists in Los Angeles in the Filipino-American identity movement of the 1960s and ‘70s. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Filipino American activist, archivist, and professor of Asian American studies at Loyola Marymount University. Co-founder of UCLA’s Samahang Pilipino Education and Retention (SPEAR).

16. Interview of Savita Viradia

Topic:
Asian American History
Community History
Length:
3.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The South Asian Women in Los Angeles series documents the lives of a number of women who are first generation South Asian immigrants and who lived or currently live in the greater Los Angeles area. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India. Discusses experiences as a refugee.

17. Interview of Veena Rangappan

Topic:
Community History
Asian American History
Length:
2.5 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The South Asian Women in Los Angeles series documents the lives of a number of women who are first generation South Asian immigrants and who lived or currently live in the greater Los Angeles area. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India.

18. Interview of Asha Devaraj

Topic:
Asian American History
Community History
Length:
2.25 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
The South Asian Women in Los Angeles series documents the lives of a number of women who are first generation South Asian immigrants and who lived or currently live in the greater Los Angeles area. This project was generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Biographical Note:
Immigrant from India.

19. Interview of Michael K. Woo

Topic:
Politics and Government
Asian American History
Length:
12 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Biographical Note:
Los Angeles City Council member for the 13th district from 1985 to 1993. Member, Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Dean, College of Environmental Design, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

20. Interview of Tammy Chung Ryu

Topic:
Asian American History
Length:
5.8 hrs.
Language:
English
Audio:
Series Statement:
This series includes full-life histories of a number of prominent Korean Americans who represent their community’s tremendous expansion during the period after federal anti-Asian immigration laws were repealed in 1965. The series focuses on the remarkable growth of the Korean American community i...
Biographical Note:
Judge for the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Liaison to the Korean American community in the office of the attorney general of California.