The Bangladeshi diaspora in the United States after 9/11 : from obscurity to high visibility / Shafiqur Rahman.

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Rahman, Shafiqur (Of Chadron State College)

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159332667X
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Contents:

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.

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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.

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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.

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