Oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal
Scope and Contents
This oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal was conducted by Sankar Raman on May 19, 2018. 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, Dhimal discusses his family’s background in Bhutan and his early life in a refugee camp in Nepal, including his education, celebrating Diwali, and a fire in 2008 that destroyed his family's home. He talks about resettling in the United States and adjusting to life in Portland, Oregon. He describes his education in Oregon, including learning English as a foreign language, being bullied, and some of the people who motivated him to do well, particularly his speech teacher, Patrick Gonzales. He also talks about the education and careers of his siblings. He speaks about his college education, being a recipient of a diversity scholarship, and his plans to pursue a post-graduate degree. He closes the interview by discussing his plans for the future.
Dates
- 2018 May 19
Creator
- Dhimal, Nabin (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
Nabin Dhimal was born to Bhutanese parents in a refugee camp in Nepal in 1995. After a fire in 2008 destroyed the refugee camp where the family lived, they applied for resettlement in the United States. They were approved the same year and settled in Portland, Oregon. Dhimal attended Portland State University and earned a bachelor of science degree in social science in 2018 and a master’s degree in educational leadership and policy in 2020. That year, he also began working as program coordinator for the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization.
Extent
98.4 Megabytes (1 online resource (1 audio file (1 hr. 46 min., 24 sec.))) : MPEG-4
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal conducted by Sankar Raman on May 19, 2018, for The Immigrant Story. Dhimal was the child of Bhutanese refugees, and he was born and grew up in camps in Nepal. His family was approved for resettlement in the United States in 2008 and immigrated to Portland, Oregon, where Dhimal attended Portland State University.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of The Immigrant Story, July 2020 (Lib. Acc. RL2020-018).
Publication note
Creator
- Dhimal, Nabin (Interviewee, Person)
- Raman, Sankar (Interviewer, Person)
- Title
- Guide to oral history interview with Nabin Dhimal
- 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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