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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rahman, Shafiqur.

Series:

New Americans (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

The new Americans : recent immigration and American society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bangladeshis--United States--History--21st century.

Bangladeshis.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

Bangladesh--Emigration and immigration.

Bangladesh.

United States--Ethnic relations--21st century.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Place of Publication:

El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., c2011.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: The History and Profile of the Bangladeshi Diaspora in 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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781593326678

159332667X

OCLC:

818818850