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Narrator/OH Clip tag: Bangladesh

We Were Watched

by Asad Dandia Asad Dandia describes his encounter with an FBI informant …

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East Pakistan Becomes Bangladesh

by Shaheen Rushd Shaheen Rushd recounts her memories of the Bangladeshi independence …

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American Dream in East New York

by Kobir Chowdhury Kobir Chowdhury describes his early struggles in migrating to …

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Shaheen Rushd

Shaheen Rushd was born in 1956 in Chittagong, Pakistan (now Bangladesh), and …

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Kobir Chowdhury

Kobir Chowdhury was born in 1974 in the Sylhet district in Bangladesh. …

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Public Spaces

by Shahana Hanif Shahana Hanif describes how her desire to live beyond …

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  • About
    • Thank you
    • Visit BHS Oral History Collections Portal
    • Visit Brooklynhistory.org
  • Meet the Narrators
  • Hear Stories
  • Timeline
  • Teacher Toolbox
    • Lesson Plans
    • Oral History Clips
    • Additional Resources
    • Events