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Oral History: Manjot Kaur
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Oral Histories at Virginia Tech
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Manjot Kaur was born in Queens, New York and grew up in Woodbridge, Virginia. Her parents immigrated from India in the eighties, and moved to Virginia to be with Kaur’s grandparents. Growing up, Kaur wanted to work in the finance sector after college. Leaving accounting behind, but knowing that she wanted to go into the corporate world some day, Kaur graduated Virginia Tech in 2017 as a business information technology and religion double major. Currently, Kaur is a professional systems analyst for Freddie Mac in McLean, Virginia.
While at Virginia Tech, Kaur spent her time in dance clubs like VT Bhangra, and cultural student organizations, such as Asian American Student Union (AASU). She was president of AASU in 2017. She said that some of the most valuable skills she learned during her time as an organization leader were time management, vigorous multitasking, and event planning. Organizations like AASU held, and still hold, cultural events and shows, like the Fall Cultural Show.
Kaur also founded the Sikh Student Association with her brother that same year. As Pubjabi Sikhs, Kaur and brother saw the Sikh community gradually grow, but there was no association for their faith. With the help of advisors from the religion department, they created the Sikh Student Association and eventually had 20+ members.
“My experience has always been, at Tech, about advocacy –– advocacy for myself and for others. If someone needed a voice, you could bet that I would have been somewhere there protesting with them, doing something to make sure that everyone had a voice.”
While at Virginia Tech, Kaur spent her time in dance clubs like VT Bhangra, and cultural student organizations, such as Asian American Student Union (AASU). She was president of AASU in 2017. She said that some of the most valuable skills she learned during her time as an organization leader were time management, vigorous multitasking, and event planning. Organizations like AASU held, and still hold, cultural events and shows, like the Fall Cultural Show.
Kaur also founded the Sikh Student Association with her brother that same year. As Pubjabi Sikhs, Kaur and brother saw the Sikh community gradually grow, but there was no association for their faith. With the help of advisors from the religion department, they created the Sikh Student Association and eventually had 20+ members.
“My experience has always been, at Tech, about advocacy –– advocacy for myself and for others. If someone needed a voice, you could bet that I would have been somewhere there protesting with them, doing something to make sure that everyone had a voice.”
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2013-2017
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Oral History Interview Item Type Metadata
Interviewee
Manjot Kaur
Interviewer
Tahreem Alam
Duration
30:03