Muthukrishna and Kalyani Ramanujam Oral History Interview

Interviewee: Muthukrishna Ramanujam and Kalyani Ramanujam
Interviewer: Sravya Tadepalli
Interview Date: August 7, 2016
Location: Ramanujam residence, Corvallis, Oregon
Duration: 1:08:55
 

In this interview, Muthukrishna and Kalyani Ramanujam talk about their families and memories of growing up in India, their educations and the experience of an arranged marriage, their immigration stories, their experience of life in Corvallis, as well as their time living in California, and their children.

Muthukrishna (Ram) Ramanujam was born October, 1950, in Tiruchirappalli, India. Ram resides in Corvallis, Oregon, originally coming to Oregon State University for graduate school in 1979, and then returning to Corvallis in 1988 to work at Hewlett-Packard. Before moving to Corvallis permanently, Ram worked in California for both National Semiconductor and Intel.

Kalyani Ramanujam was born May, 1958, in Kariyamanickam, India. Kalyani lives in Corvallis, Oregon, moving to the town in 1988 with her family. Before living in Corvallis, Kalyani lived in Hyderabad, India, and California. She currently works in quality control at Hewlett-Packard. She is married to Ram Ramanujam and has three children, Sangeetha, Chuck, and Madhu.

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Title

Muthukrishna and Kalyani Ramanujam Oral History Interview

Description

In this interview, Muthukrishna and Kalyani Ramanujam talk about their families and memories of growing up in India, their educations and the experience of an arranged marriage, their immigration stories, their experience of life in Corvallis, as well as their time living in California, and their children.

Muthukrishna (Ram) Ramanujam was born October, 1950, in Tiruchirappalli, India. Ram resides in Corvallis, Oregon, originally coming to Oregon State University for graduate school in 1979, and then returning to Corvallis in 1988 to work at Hewlett-Packard. Before moving to Corvallis permanently, Ram worked in California for both National Semiconductor and Intel.

Kalyani Ramanujam was born May, 1958, in Kariyamanickam, India. Kalyani lives in Corvallis, Oregon, moving to the town in 1988 with her family. Before living in Corvallis, Kalyani lived in Hyderabad, India, and California. She currently works in quality control at Hewlett-Packard. She is married to Ram Ramanujam and has three children, Sangeetha, Chuck, and Madhu.

Creator

Muthukrishna Ramanujam and Kalyani Ramanujam

Source

Indian-Americans in Corvallis, Oregon Oral History Collection

Publisher

Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries

Date

August 7, 2016

Contributor

Sravya Tadepalli

Format

Born Digital

Language

English

Type

Oral History

Identifier

oh37-ramanujam-muthukrishna-and-kalyani-ramanujam-20160807

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewer

Sravya Tadepalli

Interviewee

Muthukrishna Ramanujam and Kalyani Ramanujam

Location

Ramanujam residence, Corvallis, Oregon

Original Format

Born Digital

Duration

1:08:55

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Interview Format

video