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  • Headshot of Bangladeshi American author and perfumer Tanaïs dressed in a sparkly blue sheer off-the-shoulder top and metal choker necklace.

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    Headshot of Tanaïs

    Tanaïs, a Bangladeshi American author and perfumer, grew up in Bangladesh, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, and Missouri. “I write from spaces of discomfort, the syncretic spaces of blending cultures.”

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 3
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  • Headshot of Bangladeshi author Mahmud Rahman wearing a fleece jacket, smiling in front of sunlit foliage and a brick wall in the background.

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    Headshot of Mahmud Rahman

    Author Mahmud Rahman moved to the US from Dhaka, Bangladesh, as an undergraduate student. His writing reflects on movement and dislocation: from village to the city, from war to peace, from Bangladesh to the US.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 3
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  • Headshot of Bangladeshi American Sharbari Ahmed wearing a red dress and smiling with her long hair partially covering her face.

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    Headshot of Sharbari Ahmed

    Author and screenwriter Sharbari Ahmed is the first Bangladeshi to write for an American network TV show, Quantico, on ABC.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 3
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    Tribal Dance Performed at Bangladeshi American Folk Festival

    A tribal dance performance from 2024 at a Bangladeshi American folk festival in New York City celebrates Bangladeshi culture.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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  • Refugees carry their belongings while trekking across a dry riverbed in the Ganges Delta at Kushtia.

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    Refugees Stream Across the River Ganges Delta at Kushtia

    Refugees stream across the delta of the Ganges river in 1971 as they flee the violence in East Pakistan during the ongoing West Pakistani military campaign, known as Operation Searchlight.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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  • A circular, mosaic-patterned flower bed with reds, yellows, and greens in front of a monument.

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    The Shaheed Minar in Dhaka

    The Shaheed Minar (Martyr’s Monument) in Dhaka, Bangladesh, commemorates the lives of students who died fighting for the right to use their native Bengali language.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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  • A map of South Asia that is color coded to show the different countries in the region.

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    Map of South Asia

    A map of South Asia, with Bangladesh between India and Myanmar.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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  • Arab and Muslim Americans wait in line at a polling station in the council chambers. A pink sign sits on a bench that reads "Vote uncommitted".

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    Bangladeshi Americans Voting in Hamtramck

    Immigrant voters, including Bangladeshi Americans, arrive for early primary voting in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 2024.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Bangladeshi American Shamsun Nehar wearing a pink hijab with a polka dot dress puts the finishing touches on the three tiered wedding cake she made.

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    Shamsun Nehar Puts Finishing Touches on Wedding Cake

    Entrepreneur Shamsun Nehar, founder of Cakes by Lucky, shows a wedding cake which she created and decorated. Many Bangladeshi American women run their own small businesses.

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    Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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  • Bangladeshi American Mohammed Chishti-Shipu stands on a chair in his office to hang his diplomas on the wall next to the completely filled bookshelf.

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    Mohammed Chishti-Shipu Hangs His Diplomas in His Office

    Mohammed hangs his diplomas in the office of his accounting practice in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York.

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  • Vietnamese author Le Ly Hayslip squats with a young girl in a rice field in Ky La, in the Quang Nam-Da Nang Province.

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    Module 2: The Vietnam-American War

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • A refugee families crowded on a small wooden boat waves and smiles to the camera. A larger ship is seen in the background.

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    Module 3: The Vietnamese Refugee Exodus

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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    Module 4: Building Community in “Little Saigon”

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Large white cement statue of an open palm with a little girl standing along the fingers while a little boy lays down on the palm.

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    Module 5: Politics and Remembrance in the Vietnamese American Community

    Thuy Vo Dang

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    Vietnamese American Experiences
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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Joseph has Emily on his lap. Mamie and Frank are sitting between them. Label at the bottom reads 'Brown, 606 Kearny Street, San Francisco.'

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    Chapter Overview: The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights

    Mae Ngai

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  • Family portrait of the Tape family in 1884. Joseph and Mary are sitting on chairs while Emily, Marnie, and Frank are seated in between.

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    Module 1: That Chinese Girl

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • Joseph Tape with his hunting rifle and two bird dogs.

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    Module 2: In-Between People

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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  • A line of lion dancers are in the foreground. In the background is a paifang, or a traditional chinese gateway.

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    Module 3: The World’s Fair

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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    Module 4: The Strange Career of a Chinese Interpreter

    Mae Ngai

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    The Tape Family and Chinese American Civil Rights
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