A lost (Indian)American dream
Subramanyam Vedam , known to his friends and family as Subu, was born in India in 1961 and left the country as a nine-month-old baby. His family settled in State College, Pennsylvania , where his father, Dr. Kuppuswamy Vedam , worked as a professor of physics and his mother, Nalini Vedam , ran a local library. Subramanyam has an older sister, Saraswathy Vedam , who was born in the United States and is therefore a U.S. citizen. She later became a professor of midwifery, widely respected for her work in women’s health and advocacy. SUBU AS CHILD SUBU VEDAM WITH HIS OLDER SISTER DR.SARASWATHY VEDAM DR KUPPUSWAMY VEDAM NALINI VEDAM By 1981, Subu was 19 years old. Although he had lived in the United States for nearly his entire life, he had not yet qualified for U.S. citizenship ...