A People’s History of the Inland Empire Digital Archive

Lalit Acharya Homegrown Heroes Full Interview

2024.017.014

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This transcription of Lalit Acharya gives a detailed account of his experience as an immigrant in Riverside, California and his involvement with the community. Lalit is the president of the Ghandi Foundation in Riverside and board member of the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California. Lalit shares the process of getting the Ghandi monument to Riverside, while also sharing the history of the Harada House, another notable historic site in Riverside that was the home of Jukichi and Ken Haradan and how the house was involved in a longstanding legal battle with the city of Riverside to reclaim the property. The rest of the transcription has Lalit describe his personal journey with his involvement in the Riverside community and community involvement.

Scherly Virgill

Lalit Acharya

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