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Interview with Thupten Dadak

Dadak, Thupten

Thupten Dadak was born in Dingri, Tibet. He moved to India with his family when he was young. Dadak is a former Gyuto monk. He moved to Minnesota in 1986. Dadak was an instrumental figure in assisting Tibetans moving to Minnesota as part of the United…

Interview with Mansur Kassim-Lakha

Kassim-Lakha, Mansur

East Indian Americans -- Minnesota.

Mansur Kassim-Lakha was born in Kenya to a family of Indian descent. He attended boarding school and college in England and then moved to Minnesota and finished his undergraduate work. Kassim-Lakha is a businessman. SUBJECTS DISCUSSED: Indian…

Interview with Sang H. Lee and Young Kim Lee

Lee, Sang H.

Asian Americans -- Minnesota.

Sang H. Lee was born in Taegu, South Korea, the first of six children. His father was a college teacher in Seoul during most of Sang's childhood. Sang finished college in Korea and then came to the United States for graduate study in engineering in 1969.…