Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America /
by
Bald, Vivek
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BookPublisher: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013Description: x, 294 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.p. cm.ISBN: 9780674066663; 0674066669; 9780674067578 (ebook); 0674067576 (ebook).Subject(s): South Asian Americans -- History -- 20th century | South Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilation | Muslims -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Working class -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Ḥaidar, Dādā Amīr, 1900-1989 | United States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | United States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century | South Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centuryDDC classification: 305.891/4073
Contents:
Introduction : lost in migration -- Out of the East and into the South -- Between "Hindoo" and "Negro" -- From ships' holds to factory floors -- The travels and transformations of Amir Haider Khan -- Bengali Harlem -- The life and times of a multiracial community -- Conclusion : lost futures.
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Includes bibliographical references ( p. 233-275) and index.
Introduction : lost in migration -- Out of the East and into the South -- Between "Hindoo" and "Negro" -- From ships' holds to factory floors -- The travels and transformations of Amir Haider Khan -- Bengali Harlem -- The life and times of a multiracial community -- Conclusion : lost futures.
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