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Mr. Gopal Shah (Broadening Narratives)
Gopal Shah, 44, is a Chicago-based percussionist, music educator, and former healthcare administrator originally from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The interview includes discussion of his childhood in India, growing up in a household centered on music, and his close but strict relationship with his father, a professional...
Ms. Raziya and Mr. Yusuf Tinwala (Broadening Narratives)
Raziya Tinwala, 81, is a Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, home-based dressmaker, and grandmother living with her family in Naperville, Illinois. The interview includes discussion of her childhood in Bombay (Mumbai), her father’s building-materials business and subsequent mental-health struggles, and the early responsibilities she and her sisters...