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History is more than just text on a page; it is the photographs, voices, and artifacts of the people who lived it. The images and recordings featured across Foundations and Futures are part of a meticulously curated media repository. Whether you are building a lesson plan or investigating an artifact, you can use this database to trace the provenance of our media: discover who created an asset, the historical context behind it, and how it can be used to bring Asian American and Pacific Islander experiences into your classroom.
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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.”
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 3
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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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 3
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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.
Featured in:
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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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Map of South Asia
A map of South Asia, with Bangladesh between India and Myanmar.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 2
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Bangladeshi Americans Voting in Hamtramck
Immigrant voters, including Bangladeshi Americans, arrive for early primary voting in Hamtramck, Michigan, in 2024.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
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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.
Featured in:
Bangladeshi Americans, Module 1
