Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America /
Vivek Bald.
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2013.
- x, 294 p., [11] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.p. cm.
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.
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.