{"id":66,"date":"2009-04-03T16:05:50","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T20:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2009-04-03T16:05:50","modified_gmt":"2009-04-03T20:05:50","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=122\">Drs. Nirmal and Renu Joshi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_527\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=122\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"size-full wp-image-527\" title=\"joshi\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/joshi.jpg\" alt=\"Drs. Nirmal and Renu Joshi are from the capital city of India, Delhi. Nirmal grew up in the hill resort town of Nainital and went to a Catholic school there. Renu was born, brought up and studied in Modinagar, a city close to Delhi. They met in medical school in Lucknow, in Uttar Pradesh and married after graduating. Nirmal came to the US in 1986, Renu followed a year later. They have two children whom they adore, one in college and the other still in high school. They are proud that they have raised their children to be American and yet retain their Indian identities.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-527\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Drs. Nirmal and Renu Joshi are from the capital city of India, Delhi. Nirmal grew up in the hill resort town of Nainital and went to a Catholic school there. Renu was born, brought up and studied in Modinagar, a city close to Delhi.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=125\">Ashok and Maya Shukla<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_523\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"size-full wp-image-523\" title=\"ashok_titlepage\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/ashok_titlepage.jpg\" alt=\"Ashok and Maya Shukla immigrated to the U.S. from Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Ashok came to the United States around 1966, and Maya came in 1969. They both came to explore new life and the educational opportunities present in America.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashok and Maya Shukla immigrated to the U.S. from Ahmedabad, in the state of Gujarat, India. Ashok came to the United States around 1966, and Maya came in 1969. They both came to explore new life and the educational opportunities present in America.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=406\">Amita Nayyar<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_521\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=406\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"size-full wp-image-521\" title=\"Amita Nayyar\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/nayyar.jpg\" alt=\"Amita Nayyar was born in New Delhi, the capital of India. In the late 60s, Amita\u2019s father came home one day with a U.S. visa, which he won in a lottery, entitling him to emigrate to the United States. That moment changed Amita\u2019s life.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-521\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amita Nayyar was born in New Delhi, the capital of India. In the late 60s, Amita\u2019s father came home one day with a U.S. visa, which he won in a lottery, entitling him to emigrate to the United States. That moment changed Amita\u2019s life.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=126\">Bupinder Sahi<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_524\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=126\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"size-full wp-image-524\" title=\"sahi\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/sahi.jpg\" alt=\"In June of 1970, at the age of twenty-five, Bupinder came to America by himself, to study for his Master\u2019s in mechanical engineering. Although he was a newly married man, Bupinder and his wife decided that it would be best for Bupinder to come to America by himself until he was settled in with a job and a place of his own for his wife to come and live. Bupinder came to America with only fifty-eight dollars in his pocket, which was given by his father.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">In June of 1970, at the age of twenty-five, Bupinder came to America by himself, to study for his Master\u2019s in mechanical engineering. Although he was a newly married man, Bupinder and his wife decided that it would be best for Bupinder to come to America by himself until he was settled in with a job and a place of his own for his wife to come and live.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=328\">Mukund Kulkarni<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_526\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=328\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-526\" class=\"size-full wp-image-526\" title=\"mukund_titlepage\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/mukund_titlepage.jpg\" alt=\"Mukund Kulkarni left his hometown Maharashtra, India to pursue his education in the United States. Mukund came to the United States in July 1976 at the age of 28. He took a transnational flight to JFK airport in New York City to begin his new life with five dollars in his pocket, a love for reading, and an educational dream.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mukund Kulkarni left his hometown Maharashtra, India to pursue his education in the United States. Mukund came to the United States in July 1976 at the age of 28. He took a transnational flight to JFK airport in New York City to begin his new life with five dollars in his pocket, a love for reading, and an educational dream.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=123\">Lakshmi Shrikantia<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_583\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=123\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"size-full wp-image-583\" title=\"shrikantia\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/shrikantia.jpg\" alt=\"Lakshmi Shrikantia is an Indian-American born in the city of Hyderabad, India. After dreaming of immigrating to the United States, she and her husband packed their entire life and started a new life in the year 1988. Since then, they have established a comfortable life in the United States, have raised a family, and have embraced a new identity while maintaining their Indian culture.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lakshmi Shrikantia is an Indian-American born in the city of Hyderabad, India. After dreaming of immigrating to the United States, she and her husband packed their entire life and started a new life in the year 1988. Since then, they have established a comfortable life in the United States, have raised a family, and have embraced a new identity while maintaining their Indian culture.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=124\">Kanti and Hansa Jasani<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_580\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=124\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"size-full wp-image-580\" title=\"no_pic\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/no_pic.jpg\" alt=\"Kanti and Hansa Jasani are from Baroda, in Gujarat, a state in the western part of India, attending college there as well. Mr. Jasani\u2019s degree is in Textiles, and Mrs. Jasani\u2019s degrees are in Economics and Banking. Mr. Jasani immigrated to the US in 1969, and 5 months later Mrs. Jasani joined him. They have lived in the U.S. for 40 years now, raised a family, and maintained and added to their cultural identities.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-580\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kanti and Hansa Jasani are from Baroda, in Gujarat, a state in the western part of India, attending college there as well. Mr. Jasani\u2019s degree is in Textiles, and Mrs. Jasani\u2019s degrees are in Economics and Banking. Mr. Jasani immigrated to the US in 1969, and 5 months later Mrs. Jasani joined him.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=363\">Sagar Patel<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_582\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/?p=363\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-582\" class=\"size-full wp-image-582\" title=\"no_pic11\" src=\"http:\/\/mosaics.dickinson.edu\/southasian2009\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2009\/04\/no_pic11.jpg\" alt=\"Sagar Patel is a second generation Indian-American born and raised in Harrisburg, PA. His parents immigrated to America from Gujarat, India in the early 1970s, to pursue education and the dream of a land of opportunity.\" width=\"240\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sagar Patel is a second generation Indian-American born and raised in Harrisburg, PA. His parents immigrated to America from Gujarat, India in the early 1970s, to pursue education and the dream of a land of opportunity.<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drs. 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