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1 online resource (vii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
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The new Americans : recent immigration and American society |
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New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The History and Profile of the Bangladeshi Diasporain the United States; Chapter 3: Ethnography and the Study of Diaspora; Chapter 4: The Post-9/11 Backlash and the Bangladeshi Diaspora; Chapter 5: Engagements with Bangladesh; Chapter 6: Media and the Bangladeshi Diaspora; Chapter 7: Negotiating Religion, Gender, Generation and Class; Chapter 8: Identity Constructions; Chapter 9: Conclusion; References; Index |
| Summary |
After 9/11, Bangladeshi-Americans felt pressured to see their identities in binary Muslim vs. American terms. They refused to accept this identity not only because it does not fit, but also because it curtails their ability to engage society in multiple terms and to exercise their rights as citizens. Bangladeshis? experiences were colored by gender, generation, and social class. While the first-generation Bangladeshis maintain strong connections with Bangladesh and prefer to be identified as Bangladeshi-Americans, the second-generation identifies as?desi??a generic South Asian identity, which |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Bangladeshis -- United States -- History -- 21st century
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September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 -- Influence.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Bangladeshis
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Emigration and immigration
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Ethnic relations
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Bangladesh -- Emigration and immigration
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United States -- Ethnic relations -- 21st century
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Bangladesh
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
159332667X |
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9781593326678 |
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