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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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  • Maya as a young girl wearing shorts and a t-shirt, climbing a tree and smiling.

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    Module 3: Being Indonesian American in Indonesia

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Maya as a teenager with her arms around her mother's shoulders. Mother and daughter are smiling.

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    Module 4: Being Indonesian American in the United States

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Maya speaks into a microphone at a podium. She is dressed in a business suit.

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    Module 5: Lessons to Carry Forward

    Dorothy Fujita-Rony with Maya Soetoro

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    Maya Soetoro and the Making of Indonesian America
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  • Woman seated at work station in garment factory.

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    Chapter Overview: New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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  • Museum exhibit depicts a typical sewing factory from the 1980s, showing a small room with multiple tables, sewing machines, and clothing racks.

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    Module 1: New York Chinatown and the Garment Industry

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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  • Factory worker Yook Chee Hom, seated in front of sewing machine, demonstrates a new sewing style to her factory co-worker, who stands beside her.

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    Module 2: The Immigrant Women

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • A large group of ILGWU members in festive clothing march down a New York City street holding a banner with the phrase "Look for the Union Label."

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    Module 3: The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU)

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • Aerial view of street filled with marchers carrying signs and banners.

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    Module 4: The Strike

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Berstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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  • Union activist Shui Mak Ka, in blue jacket, raises hand as she speaks to crowd while seated at table.

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    Module 5: Legacy

    May Ying Chen and Rachel Bernstein

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    New York Chinatown’s Immigrant Garment Workers: Women in Action, 1970 – 2001
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