Interview with Shobha Lakhiani, November 7, 2023
Project: Gaines Center: Immigrant Women and Social Banking Groups in Kentucky Oral History Project
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Shobha Lakhiani discusses her experience as an immigrant from Pakistan to Lexington, Kentucky. She talks about her career aspirations as a lawyer, being a homemaker, and participating in social financing events like kitty parties. Lakhiani discusses the concept of kitty parties as a whole, how they change between generations, and the social and economic roles they play in immigrant communities.Interview Accession
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Cultural communities Kitty parties Cultural expectations Community-based economies Whatsapp Community support Ethnic communities Diwali Social work Financial pooling Financial advising Domestic labor Generational resources Sioux Falls (Sd.) Attorneys 1947 India-Pakistan Partition Law degrees Gender roles Wealth disparity EidInterview LC Subject
Lexington (Ky.) Kentucky Sukkur (Pakistan) Hinduism Somerset (Ky.) Hyderabad (Pakistan) Law firms Pakistanis India Pakistan Indians Immigrants WhatsApp (Application software) Holì„ (Hindu festival) Social media. Sindh (Pakistan) Collectivism Karachi (Pakistan) Punjab (Pakistan)Interview Rights
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Lakhiani, Shobha Interview by Leena Haider. 07 Nov. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Lakhiani, S. (2023, November 07). Interview by L. Haider. Gaines Center: Immigrant Women and Social Banking Groups in Kentucky Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Lakhiani, Shobha, interview by Leena Haider. November 07, 2023, Gaines Center: Immigrant Women and Social Banking Groups in Kentucky Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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