Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America
Bald, Vivek2013
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19th-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with embroidered silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for 'Oriental goods' took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey's boardwalks into the segregated South. Bald's history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America.
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Imprint:
Cambridge, Mass. ; London : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Collation:
268 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780674066663 (hbk)0674066669 (hbk)
Dewey class:
305.8'914073
Language:
English
Subject:
Ḥaidar, Dada AmirSouth Asian Americans -- History -- 20th centurySouth Asian Americans -- Cultural assimilationMuslims -- United States -- History -- 20th centuryWorking class -- United States -- History -- 20th centurySocietyUnited States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th centuryHarlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th centuryUnited States -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th centurySouth Asia -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 20th century
BRN:
888076
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