Oral history interview with Sabina Haque, 2017 November 11
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Sabina Haque was conducted by Sankar Raman on November 11, 2017. The interview was recorded for The Immigrant Story, an organization that documents and archives the stories of immigrants and refugees in the United States. In this interview, Haque discusses her family background and early life in Karachi, Pakistan, including living under the U.S-backed dictatorship of President Zia-ul-Haq; being raised as a secular Muslim; and her education. She also talks about the changes in Pakistan during her lifetime, particularly in regard to women’s rights. Haque discusses leaving Pakistan to attend Smith College in Massachusetts and adjusting to life in the United States. She then talks about going on to study art at Boston University and the disapproval of her parents. She also talks about her marriage. Haque discusses her art and how her cultural and ethnic identities inform her work. She talks about her experience as a Pakistani with white American heritage and the uncertainty her family has felt in the political climate of President Donald Trump’s administration. She closes the interview by discussing maintaining relationships with racist family members, the importance of art in bridging political divides, and her hopes for a more diverse Portland City Council.
Dates
- Creation: 2017 November 11
Creator
- From the Collection: Haque, Sabina Zeba, 1974- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 561 Megabytes (1 online resource (4 audio files (51 min., 4 sec.))) : WAV
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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