BHUTANESE COMMUNITY IN UTAH PROJECT: JOURNEY FROM SUFFERANCE TO COMFORT ORAL HISTORY GRANT: UTAH HUMANITIES

I HAVE A UNIQUE STORY - INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Note: These are the guiding questions during the oral history. This is an Oral History conversation between the project team and the participants about their experiential knowledge in different phases of life. The main focus is the experiences of suffering being in , as refugees and Utah. All participants are from the Bhutanese Community living currently in Utah in different locations are from different backgrounds in terms of religion, occupation, ethnic groups and personal experiences.

1. Can you share with us about your experience and life in Bhutan? (Occupation/Family) 2. How long did you live in Nepal as a refugee? 3. How do you say about the refugee life? Good and bad. 4. How would it be if you were repatriated in Bhutan? 5. How can you differentiate between your parents and your children? 6. What changes do you perceive in your life being in Utah? 7. What were your expectations being in US? 8. What challenges did you experience in Utah? 9. What good things happened in your life in Utah? 10. What the community should do to meet your expectations? 11. What could be your advice to the community leaders, youth and children?

No Name of the interviewees Duration (Minutes) 1 Dhanapati 30 2 Padma Adhikari 30 3 Kul Subba 30 4 Ghana Mizar 30 5 Govinda Bhandari 30 6 Bishnu 30 7 Hari Narayan Adhikari 30 8 Chandra Kala Bhandari 30 9 Som Nath Bhurtel 30 10 Dev Dhungel 30 11 Dasharath Dulal 30 12 Mon B Karki 30 13 Sabitra Karki 30 14 Hemanta Kathyat 30 15 Narayan 30 16 Bishnu Maya Mishra 30 17 Bhagirath 30 18 Rabi 30 19 Ganga Thapaliya 30 20 Khina Thapaliya 30 21 Kul Magar 30 22 Bhakta Gurung (Surya) 30 23 Nar Bir Gurung 30 24 Hari Sanyasi 30 25 Devi Khanal 30