Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-16

The session focuses on Dr. Mehta’s experiences working in construction following his graduation from the University of Michigan in Ann Abor. The interview begins with Dr. Mehta recounting the story about his, his friends’, and his brother’s road trip to Miami, Florida. He discusses encountering segregation in the US south during the 1950s. The middle section of the interview explores Dr. Mehta’s experiences working for a large construction company. Dr. Mehta details his experiences as an engineering working in the field at Page, Arizona, during the construction of the Glen Canyon Dam. Lastly, the interview discusses, in depth, the relationship between Dr. Mehta and his wife, including the story of how the two met in Page Arizona, the engagement, and their wedding.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Kishor Mehta

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: March 16, 2022

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez

Length: 01:50:35 (1 hour 35 minutes)

Abstract

Introduction and his Florida trip with his brother; Getting a job with a construction company; Creating a place in America that felt like home; Working for the construction company in New York; work on Glen Canyon dam project; Heading out to Page, Arizona to continue working on the Glen Canyon dam project; Details about how he did his job and how construction works; Meeting his future wife, Mary Ann; Travelling to Watertown, New York to marry his wife; Marrying his wife; How his wife ended up in Page, Arizona at the Glen Canyon project

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374087 >

Related Interview: Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-03, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-09, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-22, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-03-30, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-04-06, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-04-20, and Mehta, Kishor 2022-05-04

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