Abji, Minaz
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content: Allison, David Kite
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content: Velasquez, Steve
label: Collection Interviewer
content: Yeingst, William
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content: National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection
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content: Family of Voices Oral History Collection / Born-Digital Interviews / Audio Interviews
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content: 616.78 Megabytes (Total Running Time: 01:01:06, audio/wav)
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content: 2016-08-16
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content: Item NMAH-AC1365-BDA0001
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Audio
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content: Oral history interview with Minaz Abji, former Executive Vice President at Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Originally from Uganda of Indian ancestry, Abji  recounts his grandfather's migration from Gujarat, India to Uganda; his own experience being expelled from Uganda and immigrating to Canada as a refugee; growing up in an Ismaili Muslim community; beginning his hotel management career at Westin Hotels; inter-cultural marriages in his family; immigrating from Canada to the United States; how culture and language evolve across generations; identifying as an American; and experiencing racial prejudice in Canada.