Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America

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Nineteenth-century Muslim peddlers arrived at Ellis Island, bags heavy with silks from their villages in Bengal. Demand for “Oriental goods” took these migrants on a curious path, from New Jersey’s boardwalks to the segregated South. Bald’s history reveals cross-racial affinities below the surface of early twentieth-century America.

subjects: Race relations,  Cultural assimilation,  South Asian Americans,  Muslims,  Emigration and immigration,  Working class,  History,  Asian americans,  Muslims, united states,  Working class, united states,  Harlem (new york, n.y.), history,  United states, race relations,  United states, emigration and immigration,  Asia, emigration and immigration,  Ethnology, united states,  South asia, history,  United states, history, 20th century,  Working class, history,  Minorities,  Ethnic relations,  Social life and customs,  Américains d'origine sud-asiatique,  Histoire,  Acculturation,  Musulmans,  Travailleurs,  Relations interethniques,  Relations raciales,  Manners and customs,  Einwanderung,  Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer,  Bengalen

People: Dādā Amīr Ḥaidar

Places: United States,  South Asia,  Harlem (New York, N.Y.)

Times: 20th century