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Episode 9

Upendra

October 27th · Aliza Becker & Noah Schoen

December 30, 202519m 53s

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Show Notes

Upendra Dahal is a political refugee from Bhutan who worked for the Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh on October 27th, 2018. In this episode, he traces his life journey from growing up in Bhutan, to 15 years in a Nepalese refugee camp, and finally to being resettled in the United States. Upendra also reflects on the role of the Jewish community in resettling many Bhutanese refugees in Pittsburgh and shares his perspective on the synagogue shooting. 

This episode is adapted from an oral history interview conducted by Aliza Becker with Upendra Dahal on June 17, 2021 for the Meanings of October 27th oral history project. You can listen to the full unedited interview at The October 27 Archive website, which is managed by the Rauh Jewish Archives at the Heinz History Center: https://october27archive.org/profiles/upendra-dahal


To learn more or to donate to help us create more episodes like this one, visit october27podcast.org.

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