Interview with Dilmohan "Dale" Grewal, March 27, 2019

Project: I Remember When: Times Gone But Not Forgotten Oral History Project

Interview Summary

Kelsey Bastien interviews Dale Grewal about his experience immigrating to America. Grewal speaks about the start of his life in India and discusses his experience being spread out from his family as his father went to medical school in England. Grewal then discusses his experiences moving to Nigeria around the age of 15 and then to Canada around the time he went to college. He reflects on classism and racism and how he felt more free from these constraints in America and Nigeria. He finally discusses his journey to America and how he got to where he is today. Grewal focuses on family, differences in culture, and his professional experiences throughout his immigration experience.

Interview Accession

2019oh0161_irw0087

Interviewee Name

Dilmohan "Dale" Grewal

Interviewer Name

Kelsey Bastien

Interview Date

2019-03-27

Interview Keyword

Cancer research Beijing Medical University United States citizenship Medical schools Americanization Language acquisition Family Education Nigeria Canada Classism Racism Expectations in the U.S. India Buffalo (N.Y.) Rochester (N.Y.) Toronto (Ont.) London (England) Marriage

Interview LC Subject

Childhood Education New Delhi (India) Nigeria Immigrants Discrimination Racism Race relations Employment Occupations Downingtown (Pa.) Philadelphia (Pa.) Families Emigration and immigration

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Grewal, Dilmohan Interview by Kelsey Bastien. 27 Mar. 2019. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

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