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In Search of Bengali Harlem

Season 12 Episode 5 | 1hr 22m 25s

As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop and rebelled against his Bangladeshi roots. Now a playwright contending with post-9/11 Hollywood’s Islamophobia, he sets out to tell his parents’ stories. IN SEARCH OF BENGALI HARLEM tracks his quest from mid-20th-century Harlem to Bangladesh, unveiling intertwined histories of South Asian Muslims, African Americans, and Puerto Ricans.

Aired: 05/08/24 | Expires: 05/08/25
Major funding for America ReFramed provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Funding provided by the MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
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The summer season means harvesting and much work for migrant workers in California.
To qualify for one of California's migrant housing camps, workers must follow strict rules.
Students, whose parents are migrant farm workers, know all too well the education they are missing.
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
California farmworker housing rules force seasonal moves, upending Latinx students' education.
How do migrant students fare mentally when school is allowed only part of the academic year?
What do you know about the person you know as your father? Alaudin Ullah was surprised to find out.
Alaudin Ullah talks about his love for hip hop and rejecting his roots when he was growing up.
Alaudin Ullah opens up about growing up in Harlem as a Bengali American kid.
A family acts to rectify a systemic wrong after a mentally ill loved one's incarceration.
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