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Upon establishing themselves in Mississauga, Mr. Visram went on to attend Sheridian College followed by a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from York University and finally a Juris Doctor from the New England School of Law. He practiced as a lawyer in the United States as one of the first assistant district attorneys of Indian origin in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Mr. Visram serves as CEO of Vista Hospitality Group which he co-founded with his brother Ally Visram in 1992. Both brothers are also co-founders of REACH by the Visram Foundation, a charitable foundation in India that provides underprivileged girls with housing, education, food, and healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>This oral history was conducted in Mr. Visram\u2019s office in Kitchener, Ontario.<\/p>\n<h3>Interview Audio:<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSpeVr9jmzU\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Transcript:<\/h3>\n<section class=\"content-wrapper\">\n\t\n<div class=\"cufile\">\n    <a class=\"cufile__link\" href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/uganda-collection\/wp-content\/uploads\/Amin_Visram_Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\n        <svg viewBox=\"0 0 100 100\" class=\"cufile__icon\">\n            <use xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"#document-pdf\"><\/use>\n            <title>View PDF<\/title>\n            <desc>Document type: PDF<\/desc>\n        <\/svg>\n\n        <div class=\"cufile__meta\">\n            <h3 class=\"cufile__title u-hide-in-toc\">Amin Visram<\/h3>\n                    <\/div>\n\n    <\/a>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"people-type":[22],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Amin Visram, Oral History - Uganda Collection Carleton University Library<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Amin Visram, Oral History - Uganda Collection, Carleton University Library. 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