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Child’s outfit

Child's black-and-white cotton vest and skirt made in India. Owned by Neena Gada (Nirmala Ramji Gada) of New Brighton, who immigrated to Minnesota in 1967.

Wedding sari and blouse

Wedding sari and blouse worn by Neena Gada (Nirmala Ramji Gada) during her wedding to Ram Gada in 1967. Soon after the wedding, the couple left India and moved to Minnesota.

Color image of varieties of chapati flour on sale at Pooja Grocers. Photographed by Preeti Mathur in March 2017.

Chapati flour at Pooja Grocers

Varieties of chapati flour on sale at Pooja Grocers, 855 45th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis. The store opened in 2009 to meet the growing needs of Indian Americans in Minnesota. Photographed by Preeti Mathur in March 2017.

Color image of Pooja Grocers, 855 45th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis. Photographed by Preeti Mathur in March 2017.

Exterior of Pooja Grocers

Exterior of Pooja Grocers, 855 45th Avenue Northeast, Minneapolis. The store opened in 2009 to meet the growing needs of Indian Americans in Minnesota. Photographed by Preeti Mathur in March 2017.

Color image of students in a Malayalam class (level 1) pose for a photograph at the School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) on Social Studies Day, ca. 2015, in St. Paul.

Students at the School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC)

Students in a Malayalam language class (level 1) pose for a photograph at the School of India for Languages and Culture (SILC) in St. Paul's Como Park High School during October 2006. Pictured are (clockwise, left to right): Manoj Shah, Vishnu Namboodiripad, Lata Menon, Prem Shah, and Aradhana Menon. Photographed by Ajay Patil.

Color image of picnic attendees in St. Paul raise the national flag of India at an event held to celebrate India’s independence from Great Britain. Photographed by Anoop Mathur in August 2003.

Flag raising at Indian Independence Day picnic

Picnic attendees in St. Paul raise the national flag of India at an event held to celebrate India’s independence from Great Britain. Photographed by Anoop Mathur in August 2003.

Black and white photograph of Sam (Smarajit) and Sumita Mitra, a husband-and-wife team of 3M research scientists, display their U.S. patent for copolymerizable UV stabilizers, 1987.

Sam and Sumita Mitra

Sam (Smarajit) and Sumita Mitra, a husband-and-wife team of 3M research scientists, display their U.S. patent for copolymerizable UV stabilizers, 1987. Used with the permission of Sam and Sumita Mitra.

Black and white photograph of Preeti Mathur (first row, center left) at Bombay Airport in April 1978 with family on the eve of her departure to the United States. Used with the permission of Preeti Mathur.

Preeti Mathur farewell

Preeti Mathur (first row, center left) at Bombay Airport in April 1978 with family on the eve of her departure to the United States. Used with the permission of Preeti Mathur.