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    Poonam Gulati Salhotra oral history interview and transcript

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    Author
    Salhotra, Poonam Gulati
    Date
    2020-11-25
    Abstract
    Dr. Poonam Gulati Salhotra was born in a small town called Malakpur in India to a traditional family. Her father was a civil servant for the Indian government, and her mother was a homemaker. When she was 11, the family immigrated to the US along with her younger brother. Coming from a traditional culture in India and religious faith in Hinduism, the family’s culture shock back then included seeing women wearing nothing but bikinis by the swimming pool. Poonam also struggled with the American dating culture and going to the prom in high school. Although she was not allowed to attend her high school prom, she advocated for her younger brother who in the end, was allowed to attend his prom. Later on, she pursued a PhD in microbiology, and has been arranged by her family, and married his husband, Atul, for over 30 years. Now she directs the Center for Community Engagement and service learning at University of Houston downtown, and maintains a research lab as well as her role in teaching. The family has two children, one son and one daughter, both in their 20s.
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    This recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.
    Citation
    Salhotra, Poonam Gulati, interview by Shi, Ann. November 25, 2020. Houston Asian American Archives oral history interviews, MS 573, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110514.
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    Rice University
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1911/110514
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    The copyright holder for this material has granted Rice University permission to share this material online. It is being made available for non-profit educational use. Permission to examine physical and digital collection items does not imply permission for publication. Fondren Library’s Woodson Research Center / Special Collections has made these materials available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any uses beyond the spirit of Fair Use require permission from owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See http://library.rice.edu/guides/publishing-wrc-materials
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