Wagner College biology professor emerita Ammini Moorthy has published a memoir titled, “Immigrant Transformed: From the Land of Coconuts to the Big Apple.”
Professor Moorthy, a geneticist on the Wagner College biology faculty for 32 years, retired 10 years ago. A couple of years later, she and her husband, Sam, moved from Edison, New Jersey, to Grantham, New Hampshire. Among her steps in adjusting to retirement was a memoir-writing course at nearby Dartmouth College.
Growing up in the small town of Koovappady in the state of Kerala, on the southwest coast of India, Moorthy says that she listened to so many stories told by neighbors and family members that she developed a talent of her own for storytelling.
“Immigrant Transformed” is a collection of Moorthy’s stories about her own life from childhood, to school, to arranged marriage and immigration to the United States, to academic life at Wagner and beyond.
“This memoir should be required reading for anyone seeking inspiration, joy, honesty and laughter,” says Galveston biology professor Christina Perez. “Dr. Moorthy’s life reminds us to live with determination and persistence, even in the face of obstacles.”
“Immigrant Transformed: From the Land of Coconuts to the Big Apple,” by Ammini Moorthy, is available on Amazon.
