Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri, 2017 March 19
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri was conducted by Sankar Raman on March 19, 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, Chhetri discusses her early life in a camp for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal. She describes the educational system in the camp, as well as her social life and daily activities. She talks about the process of resettling in the United States in 2008; describes her experience attending high school in Portland, Oregon; and discusses learning English as a second language. She talks about studying political science at Portland State University and her future plans, including her intention to attend law school and run for office. Sankar Raman shares advice for seeking out career mentors. Chhetri closes the interview by discussing the challenges she has faced as a first-generation immigrant.
Dates
- Creation: 2017 March 19
Creator
- From the Collection: Chhetri, Sumitra, 1993- (Interviewee, Person)
- From the Collection: Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 38.5 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 24 min., 5 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
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