Dreams Uprooted

Neha Mahajan, an Indian TV journalist, leaves behind her thriving career in New Delhi to migrate to America when her husband's multinational company asks him to move to the US. Forced to stay at home on the H-4 "dependent spouse" visa for more than 10 years, she is denied employment, income and even a Social Security number.

Year: 

2020

Total CPB Investment: 

$10,000

Made Possible by CPB's Investment: 

Meghna Damani
Jersey City, NJ
CAAM Subgrant
$10,000

Topics: 

Travel & Migration
Asian American & Asian