03/07/2013
5 Washington Place, Room 101, New York, NY, 10003, United States
Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU celebrates the release of Vivek Bald’s (PhD, NYU American Studies, 2009) much anticipated Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America with a multimedia book talk. Bald skillfully retraces the history of early 20th century South Asian migration through the little-known stories of Indian Muslim peddlers who sold embroidered silks in the U.S. South and seamen who jumped ship in northeastern ports to work in factories and restaurants onshore.
The program will feature a performance by actor and playwright Aladdin Ullah, whose father’s own migration history inspired Bald’s research, a screening of an excerpt of Bald and Ullah’s documentary film in-progress, and a reading from Bald’s fascinating new book.
Website: http://www.apa.nyu.edu/