Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America /

Bald, Vivek,

Bengali Harlem and the lost histories of South Asian America / Vivek Bald. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, c2013, 2015. - x, 294 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 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.

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E184.S69 / B35 2013

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