Ferdoshi Chowdhury Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Ferdoshi Chowdhury on July 5th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Ferdoshi was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh in 1976 and came to New York in 1989 but traveled back and forth to Bangladesh until permanently settling down in the city with her family in 1993. She talks about struggling to learn English, going to school and having to assimilate into American society.
Shahajan Begum Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Shahajan Begum on July 5th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Begum was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh and first came to Brooklyn, New York in 1989. She begins by talking about her childhood in Bangladesh where she lived with her parents, grandmother and seven siblings. Begum’s mom raised her and her siblings alone because her father was always working abroad.
Mostaq Haider Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mostaq Haider on July 16th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Haider was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh and came to the United States in 1996. He lived in Brooklyn with his wife and three kids and in 2021 bought a house and moved to Long Island.
Mohammad Idris Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mohammad Idris on July 15th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Born in Sandwip, Bangladesh, Idris came to the U.S. on a Business Visa in 1985. Once the U.S. government gave him amnesty to become a legal resident in the country, he saved money and brought his family to the U.S. He was finally able to help his relatives and provide his children an education.
Salim Chowdhury Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Salim Chowdhury on July 5th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Salim Chowdhury was born in Bangladesh in 1965. After finishing high school, he moved to Paris in 1984, studied there for two years at the University of Paris South, then decided to come to the United States. He became a citizen of the United States in 1986. Mr.
Syed Taslim Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Syed Taslim on August 7th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Syed Taslim was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and immigrated to the United States in 1986. He first came to Ohio to further his education at Ohio University of Athens and had a dream of getting a college degree in America. Taslim soon had to leave Ohio because finding job there was difficult.
Rafiqul "Manik" Islam Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Rafiqul "Manik" Islam on July 18th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Rafiqul “Manik” Islam was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh. He came to United States for the first time in 1971 but left and then permanently settled in America in 1986.
Rehana Alam Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Rehana Alam on July 18th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Rehana Alam was born in Sylhet, Bangladesh, although she is originally from Sandwip growing up her family moved around a lot. Rehana immigrated to the United States in 1991 with her two sons while her husband had been working in America to provide for the family.
Mohammed M. Alam Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mohammed M. Alam on August 4th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Mohammed M. Alam was born in Sandwip and grew up in Chittagong. He immigrated to America in 1980 and began going to school here. At first, he struggled to adapt to American life especially in school since he did not understand English well.
Nazmul Haque Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Nazmul Haque on July 28th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Nazmul Haque was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh in a town called Tejgaon. He first came to America in 1987 to further his college education, but along the way he faced challenges which delayed from getting his degree. Haque came to the U.S.
