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Mary D'Souza Sequeira Interview
Newberry, James
Newberry, James
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Oral history interview of Mary D'Souza Sequeira, a track and field athlete who grew up during WWII in India, then under British rule.
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Born in 1933, Mary D'Souza Sequeira grew up under British rule in India. A prodigious track and field athlete from childhood, she competed in the First and Second Asian Games and the 1952 Olympics. She later represented India's National Railways system before immigrating to the United States in 1991. She recorded her oral history interview at Kennesaw State University in November 2017.
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2018-04-25T15:57:47Z
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Sequeira, Mary D'Souza., Segregation in education--India., World War, 1939-1945--Food supply--India., Track and field athletes--India., Asian Games (1st : 1951 : New Delhi, India)., Asian Games (2nd : 1954 : Manila, Philippines)., Olympic Games (15th : 1952 : Helsinki, Finland)., Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980., Indian Railways., Oral histories.
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Mary D'Souza Sequeira Interview, 2017-11-01, Legacy Series Oral History Program, 2013-, KSU/14/05/03/001, Museum of History and Holocaust Education, Kennesaw State University.