Minorities in Science: Oral Histories of Immigration and Innovation: Science History Institute

Contributors

Contributed date

January 27, 2024 - 3:46am

Critical Commentary

This link comprises oral history interviews with four "minority scientists" who immigrated to the United States in the 20th century. The scientists included are notably all men; there are immigrant women scientists but they are listed under "women in science", a separate category. The scientists are born in 1950s-60s, in Mexico, Hong Kong, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia. They also work in diverse fields: neuroscience, immunology, biomedical engineering, molecular genetics. 

Source

Science History Institute Oral History Collection

Group Audience

  • - Private group -

Cite as

Science History Institute, "Minorities in Science: Oral Histories of Immigration and Innovation: Science History Institute", contributed by Prerna Srigyan, STS Infrastructures, Platform for Experimental Collaborative Ethnography, last modified 27 January 2024, accessed 24 November 2024. https://stsinfrastructures.org/content/minorities-science-oral-histories-immigration-and-innovation-science-history-institute