Pictures of Mafruza Begum's Father Md Dula Miah

DESCRIPTION
Mafruza Begum moved to New York with her family in 1992. The family later moved to Michigan in 1998 for better socioeconomic opportunities. Her father Md Dula Miah suffered a stroke while caused him to become partially paralyzed and requiring homecare services. The family was unable to find him adequate services in Bangla and with the cultural sensitivities of Bangladeshi family values. This inspired her to open a homecare service, Mersiha Homecare Services LLC in 2014 in Hamtramck, Michigan.

ADDITIONAL METADATA
Subject(s): Mafruza Begum
Type: Photograph
Source: Archival Creators Fellowship Program
Location:

PROVENANCE
Collection: Nargis Rahman Fellowship Project
Item History: 2021-11-30 (created); 2021-12-08 (modified)

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