Oral History Interview with Puja

DESCRIPTION
Content note: description of religious discrimination, homophobia, sexism, racism, harassment

Puja (pseudonym) moved to the U.S. in 2013. In this oral history, Puja shares memories of growing up in a Bangladeshi Hindu family and being raised as a woman. She shares experiences of gender and religious marginalization in Bangladesh. In the U.S., Puja delves into experiences of living with immigration anxieties, particularly under the Trump regime. She narrates her experiences of queer sexuality and relationships. Puja shares memories of making home, forming relationships, and building community, and how her social world has been impacted during the pandemic. Puja also reflects on her complicated relation to citizenship, belonging, and religions, and her evolving perspectives on queer living and migration. This oral history captures the intersectional marginality of Bangladeshi queer migrants in Bangladesh and outside.

THEMES
Gender & Sexuality

AUDIO
Duration: 01:34:00

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Date: January 17, 2021
Type: Oral History
Source: Archival Creators Fellowship Program
Creator: Efadul Huq
Location: New York, New York

PROVENANCE
Collection: Efadul Huq Fellowship Project
Item History: 2021-07-09 (created); 2021-07-16 (modified)

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