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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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  • A Laotian family sits around a centerpiece filled with flowers, candles, offerings, and white cotton strings for a baci ceremony.

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    Module 4: Making Laos in America: Lanexang Village

    Davorn Sisavath

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    Laotian Americans
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  • Flyer for the play Refugee Nation featuring a drawing of a Lao woman with boxing gloves and a Lao man with a gun.

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    Module 5: Storytelling as Resistance: Cultural Expression

    Davorn Sisavath

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    Laotian Americans
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  • CHamoru weaver Tony Mantanona, dressed in a red patterned shirt and shorts, teaches weaving to people on either side of him.

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    Chapter Overview: CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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    Module 1: CHamoru Wayfinding Beyond the Mariana Islands

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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  • Exterior of the Sons and Daughters of Guam Club. Palm trees line the building. Parking lot has tall, yellow letters spelling out "Håfa Adai."

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    Module 2: Sons and Daughters of Guam Club

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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    CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities
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  • Flyer for the 2015 CCF with information on date and time at center. In each corner there are four different photos of people and a sakman.

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    Module 4: CHamoru Cultural Festival

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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    CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities
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  • Thirteen CHamoru delegates pose for a picture in front of the flags at the United Nations' entrance. Together they hold up a large Guam flag.

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    Module 5: Sustained Connection to the Mariana Islands

    Jesi Lujan Bennett

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    CHamoru Movement and Diasporic Communities
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  • A young Asian American woman holds up a sign above her head at an outdoor rally. Behind her, other protestors hold signs that read "Dream."

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    Chapter Overview: Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

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  • Three Asian American men stand with their arms interlocked. Behind them a crowd of protestors hold up a large banner above them.

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    Module 1: Overview

    Veronica Terriquez and May Lin

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    Youth Organizing: Building Multiracial Solidarities
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