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Kamala Kiem Oral History Interview
Kamala Kiem, a University Administrator and former tennis player, discusses her journey of embracing her multiple identities as a queer, Indo-Jamaican, South Asian woman.

Rajiv Maragh Oral History Interview
Rajiv Maragh, an entrepreneur and jockey, discusses moving to Florida from Jamaica, his career as one of the few Indo-Jamaican jockeys, his entrance in the Kentucky Derby multiple times, and his almost 2000 wins. Rajiv comes from a horse racing family with multiple generations before him being involved in the sport.

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Savitri Tolan Oral History Interview
Savitri Tolan, a behavioral therapist, discusses her wedding (which was a fusion of Indo-Jamaican/Indo-Guyanese traditions), her faith as a Hindu, her passion for Bollywood dancing, her family's musical traditions with songbooks and memorization, the annual family reunion, and her desire to preserve Indo-Jamaican traditions to teach her son.

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Ghanesh Maragh Oral History Interview
Ghanesh Maragh, a hospitality and entertainment professional, discusses his families' origin in India, his faith as a Hindu, and his craft as one of the remaining Nachaniya dancers - a folk dance brought from North India to Jamaica.

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Savitri Tolan's Nani
Savitri's Tolan's maternal great-great-grandmother and siblings: Jestina Maragh, Phylistina Maragh, Icilda Maragh, and Moses Maragh in Jamaica

Pandit Rama Maragh Performing Folk Dance
Pandit Rama Maragh performing a traditional North Indian nachaniya folk dance at an event in Miami, Florida.

Elizabeth Picoe celebrating Phagwah
Elizabeth Picoe waving the Jamaican flag at the 19th annual United Phagwah/Holi Celebration at the Broward Regional Park & Cricket Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Septimus Charoo
Undated photo of Septimus Charoo, an Indo-Jamaican who sailed to the US during WWII as a farm worker. The ship's passenger manifest is also included in the archives. Septimus Charoo is a distant maternal relative to Michael A. Henry.

Banana Factory
Kiem Banana Factory

Photos of Young Rajiv Maragh
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Young Rajiv Maragh - second from the left - with his parents, aunts, and uncles at a horse race in Kingston, Jamaica in 1997 after his uncle, Allan "Bongo" Maragh, won a race.

A young Rajiv Maragh posing with his cousins in Kingston, Jamaica

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