Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America

Bald, Vivek.

Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America [electronic resource] / Vivek Bald. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013. - x, 294 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., maps.

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.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780674067578 (electronic bk.)




Haidar, Dada Amir.


South Asian Americans--History--20th century.
South Asian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
Muslims--History--United States--20th century.
Working class--History--United States--20th century.


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 century.


Electronic books.

E184.S69 / B35 2013

305.891/4073