Summary: (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/wp-content/uploads/DavidRai-150x131.jpg)"I am an American-Punjabi-Hispanic," is how Lal David Rai, a second generation Punjabi-Mexican describes himself. Meet David, a 3rd generation farmer from Yuba City, Sutter County in Northern California. He comfortably straddles all 3 cultures. Over 100 years ago David's paternal grandfather moved from Punjab in India to the USA and eventually settled down in Arizona. David's mother Mary Singh Ra (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2012/08/02/yuba-citys-rai-family-on-punjabi-mexican-heritage/)i moved to Yuba City, where she married and settled down to raise a family. David's grandfather and father were Sikhs. David grew up straddling 3 different cultures: American, Punjabi and Mexican. At home his parent's spoke Mexican, which is how the early Punjabi immigrants (http://kamlashow.com/blog/2012/07/17/desis-in-california-prof-leonard-on-early-punjabis/) referred to Spanish, as well as Punjabi and English. Growing up in Yuba City David went to a Catholic Church and the Stockton Gurudwara, which is the oldest gurudwara in the US. Photo credit: Leela Rai Related Links: David Rai: A Farmer’s View on Shortage of Food (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2008/05/02/david-rai-a-farmers-view-on-food-shortage/) (podcast) Dave Teja of Yuba City (http://kamlashow.com/podcast/2012/07/21/desis-in-california-meet-dave-teja-of-yuba-city/) (podcast) Desis in California (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvxaksFVNjE&list=UUg24IW2af8JjGE-DCbkPG0g&index=1&feature=plcp)- Dave Teja (video) Desis in California: Prof. Karen Leonard (http://kamlashow.com/blog/2012/07/17/desis-in-california-prof-leonard-on-early-punjabis/)
