Paying homage to Detroit’s Bangladeshi community
South Asian history in the making
I had the honor of speaking at the South Asian American Digital Archive fellow convening last weekend. I spoke about the Bangladeshi women entrepreneurs oral history project I did for SAADA. It was a pleasure to listen to diverse South Asian stories from underrepresented marginalized communities. Listen to all the stories at https://www.saada.org/acfp.
The archive focuses on collecting stories for generations to come.
Art exhibit features Detroit’s Bangladeshi community
Bangladeshi American writer and lecturer at University of Michigan, Fatema Haque, is presenting hand embroidered portraits at “The World We Need” exhibit focusing on radical change in the world. The exhibit runs from October 13-November 19 at the Swords into Plowshares Peace Center and Gallery. Check out Haque’s interview on WDET’s CultureShift program at https://wdet.org/2022/10/12/detroit-artist-uses-embroidery-to-drive-social-change-in-a-new-exhibit/.