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Her husband was never comfortable with sending their son and daughter to public schools because of bad experiences he had with public school students. Shavetta's children learn of different religions in Catholic school, but understand that their family follows the Hindu religion. Shavetta and her husband primarily want their children to attain the best education possible.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 2: \u003c/strong\u003e Shavetta describes moving to New York from India as \"not that much fun\" because there were not as many social events and family and friends around. She found herself shopping often because she didn't have much else to do while her husband worked at their multiple businesses over the years. Working really changed her immigration experience in a positive way because it allowed her to become more independent and acquainted with the city.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 3:  \u003c/strong\u003eShavetta and her family set up a temple in their own home for the holiday Diwali. They have prayers, offer sweets, and light diyas for this festival. She gives offerings for her children and husband's birthdays as well. Though she has never participated in the parade for Holi, or Phagwah as the interviewer called it, she witnessed it once on Hillside Avenue. She wasn't fond of getting dirtied by the colored powders that people through to celebrate Holi. Shavetta misses spending the holidays with a lot of friends and family like she would in India.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 4:\u003c/strong\u003e  Shavetta Gupta met her husband Rajesh, who lived in the United States with his family, through family connections. They arranged a meeting for the couple when he visited India for a wedding. Shavetta was excited to meet him because she and her siblings had always fantasized about living in the US. Accompanied by her sister, Shavetta met Rajesh in a park. They didn't have any questions for each other before agreeing to marriage. Within sixteen days, they had an engagement ceremony and a wedding. Her husband returned to the US soon after, but they talked on the phone every day until they were reunited in New York.\u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClip 5:\u003c/strong\u003e  In the summertime, Shavetta and her family frequently walk to their temple, which is fourteen blocks away. She compares the temples in Queens to the ones in India. She also talks about the clothes on the statues, which she loves and has donated in the past. Shavetta notes that she became more religious when she came to the US because she prayed every day with her in-laws. She tells a story about a special ritual she did so that she could be blessed with a son after she had her daughter. 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