Utah State Magazine Excerpt: Bibhu Mohapatra Finds His Path
By Kristen Munson |
This is an excerpt from Utah State Magazine's Summer 2022 edition, out now, with the theme "Persistence." The full article is available on the magazine's website, utahstatemagazine.usu.edu.
Bibhu Mohapatra ‘98 is wearing black again.
The same zip-up jacket the fashion designer sported during a visit to Logan a week ago. Now, back at work in New York City, Mohapatra is preparing for seasons the rest of us won’t live for months. But he is there. In the future. Thinking about it, even if we aren’t.
But he is also in the present. Witnessing states debate laws that impact gay and transgender youth — and it can be hard for him to watch. Mohapatra is gay. He emigrated to the United States from India in 1996 to attend graduate school at Utah State University. And like many immigrants, he felt pressure to make the most of his opportunity.
“When I was there, my personal life was put away somewhere,” Mohapatra says. “I was very focused in my studies and finding my path.”
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