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Jagadish Jack Desai, who helped Indian immigrants bridge cultural divide to U.S., dies at 87
July 26, 2021 8:17pm
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Jagadish Desai was always busy doing something, whether it was helping newly arrived immigrants from India get acclimated to life in Minnesota or bridging cultural differences by building a connection between his native and adopted countries.
He and his wife set up several academic scholarships and sponsored family members to come to the United States. Numerous foreign students even came to live in the Desai home.
Desai, remembered by loved ones as a fun, outgoing, giving person with an infectious smile who strongly believed in family, friends, and community, died of a stroke on June 29 at Regions Hospital in St. Paul. He was 87. ....

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