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SUMMARY:A Conversation between Historians on Partition and Memory
DESCRIPTION:Join historian Madihah Akhter for an engaging dialogue with Exe
 cutive Director Anna Toledano on the power of oral history. Together\, the
 y will explore personal stories within the 10\,000 Memories exhibition and
  discuss how we preserve lived experiences for future generations.\n\nAbou
 t the Program\nIn this conversation-style program\, Dr. Akhter takes us be
 hind-the-scenes of how historians collect\, record\, and interpret the mem
 ories of those who lived through South Asia’s independence and displacem
 ent. She and Dr. Toledano will discuss the delicate process of capturing m
 emories decades after the fact and the profound role these personal voices
  play in shaping the South Asian diaspora today. Whether you have family r
 oots in the Partition Archive or are discovering this history for the firs
 t time\, join us to explore how individual voices help us navigate one of 
 the most significant events of the 20th century.\n\nMadihah Akhter receive
 d her PhD in History from Stanford University and has over 15 years of exp
 erience teaching modern South Asian history. Her work emphasizes multiple 
 perspectives on Partition—from personal stories to political contexts—
 and has been supported by a Fulbright Doctoral Fellowship.\n\nAnna Toledan
 o holds a PhD in the History of Science from Stanford\, an MA in Museum An
 thropology from Columbia\, and an AB in History of Science from Princeton.
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 \, 10\,000 Memories: Partition\, Independence\, and WWII in South Asia\, o
 n display Jan 29-May 24 in the main gallery.
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