South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project

This collection contains records produced by the Balch Institute's South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project. The project was conducted in the summer of 1996, when project staff interviewed sixteen individuals about their heritage, country of origin, and experiences i...

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Corporate Author: Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies (Creator)
Collection:South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project
Collection Number:3211
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies  |e creator 
245 1 |a South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project  |f 1996 
300 |a 1.0 Linear feet  |f ; 6 boxes 
500 |a Processing Information: Two tapes containing interviews with Cecilia Moy Yep were removed from this collection and returned to the Chinatown Oral History Project interviews (collection D0447). 
506 |a This collection is open for research. 
520 |a This collection contains records produced by the Balch Institute's South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project. The project was conducted in the summer of 1996, when project staff interviewed sixteen individuals about their heritage, country of origin, and experiences in the United States. The records in this collection are audiocassette recordings of the interviews and eight text transcripts. 
541 1 |a Acquired during the Balch Institute and Historical Society of Pennsylvania merger in 2002. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bengali Cultural Society records (MSS 139) Beshbandhu family photographs (PG 393) Indo-American association of Delaware records (Collection 3016) http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/i/iaad3016.htm Jaipaul family photographs (PG083) New Immigrants Initiative collection (Collection 3442) Pan Asian Associatoin of Greater Philadelphia records (MSS 138 and PG 358) http://www2.hsp.org/collections/Balch%20manuscript_guide/html/panasian.html At other institutions: Nationalities Services Center Records, 1923-1987. In the Temple University Urban Archives. Philadelphia. http://library.temple.edu/collections/urbana/nsc-01.jsp?bhcp=1 Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations Records, 1952-. In the Philadelphia City Archives. http://www.phila.gov/phils/Docs/Inventor/graphics/agencies/A148.htm  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
650 0 |a Immigrant families--United States--Economic conditions.  
650 0 |a Immigrant families--United States--Social conditions.  
650 0 |a Immigrants--India.  
650 0 |a Immigration studies  
650 0 |a Immigration to the United States 
650 0 |a South Asia--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.  
650 0 |a South Asia--History--20th century.  
650 0 |a South Asia--Social conditions.  
650 0 |a South Asia--Social life and customs.  
650 0 |a South Asian American women--Social conditions--Anecdotes.  
650 0 |a South Asian Americans  
650 0 |a South Asian Americans--Religion.  
650 0 |a South Asian Americans--Social conditions.  
650 0 |a South Asian Americans--Social life and customs.  
650 0 |a South Asians--United States  
650 0 |a South Asians--United States--Religion.  
650 0 |a South Asians--United States--Social conditions.  
651 0 |a United States--Emigration and immigration. 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b South Asian Immigrants in the Philadelphia Area Oral History Project  |l 3211 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/s/SouthAsian3211.html