Bangladeshi American activists inspire and shape solidarity across borders in the diaspora. As immigrants with diverse social justice struggles, such activities between and across national borders has, in turn, influenced the Bangladeshi American activists themselves.

Chaumtoli Huq and Tara Asgar are two Bangladeshi American feminist activists based in New York City who work with the Bangladeshi immigrant community to connect this community with others across borders in an effort to create multi-ethnic solidarity and transnational networks. Their journeys reflect commitment to multiracial actions involving labor, immigration, economic justice, anti-racist organizing, and queer activism. Both activists are a part of an interconnected cross-generational struggle that shapes visions of liberatory politics in order to help uplift marginalized communities.

In this module we learn about the lives of two Bangladeshi American activists and how their life trajectories shaped their activism.