Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri
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
- 2017 March 19
Creator
- Chhetri, Sumitra, 1993- (Interviewee, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Joint copyright for this interview is held by the Oregon Historical Society and The Immigrant Story. Use is allowed according to the following statement: In Copyright – Educational Use Permitted, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Biographical note
Sumitra Chhetri was born in a camp for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal in 1993. In 2008, her family was approved for resettlement in the United States, and they immigrated to Portland, Oregon. She earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from Portland State University in 2016. In 2019, Chhetri was elected to the Centennial school board.
Extent
38.5 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr., 24 min., 5 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri conducted by Sankar Raman on March 19, 2017, for The Immigrant Story. Chhetri grew up in a camp for Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and immigrated to Portland, Oregon, in 2008.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Immigrant Story, 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-017).
Publication note
Creator
- Chhetri, Sumitra, 1993- (Interviewee, Person)
- Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Sumitra Chhetri
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sarah Stroman
- Date
- 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
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