South Asian Oral History Project

The Third Phase: 2007 - 2009 (Immigrants from the 1980's forward)

The third phase, established in 2008, focused on the decade which marked the passage of the Family Reunification Act . This resulted in a further increase of South Asian immigration. This phase recorded thirteen stories by the immigrants who came to US in 1980s and later. They played a key role in the development of the regional high-tech economy. In this period, the growth of technology industries in the region led by Microsoft, along with geo-political shifts in South Asia also increased the size and presence of the South Asian community.