Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies, African-American Studies, History, Americas, United States, 20th Century
| Author: | Vivek Bald | ISBN: | 9780674070400 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | January 7, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Vivek Bald |
| ISBN: | 9780674070400 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | January 7, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Nineteenth-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.
Nineteenth-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.
