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.
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.
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.
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.
Neak Chowdhurey Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Neak Chowdhury on July 17th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Neak Chowdhury was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh and immigrated to the United States in 1981. When she first moved to Brooklyn there were not many Bangladeshi people living here at that the time.
Mohammed Sufian Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mohammed Sufian on July 11th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Mohammed Sufian was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh and first immigrated to the United States in 1989. He came through a visit visa with his wife and had to leave behind his four children in order to establish his life in America first.
Farida Matin Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Farida Matin on August 8th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Farida Matin was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh, but grew up in the city of Chittagong. She spent a lot of time in Sandwip visiting her family whenever she had off from school. Farida first immigrated to the United States in 1993 and lived with her father and uncles in a small apartment in Brooklyn.
Mohammed Abdul Jabbar Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Mohammed Abdul Jabbar on July 11th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Mohammed Abdul Jabbar was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh. His family is from Sandwip and growing up he would visit Sandwip to see relatives and visit his village.
Humayon Kabir Oral History Interview
Oral history interview with Humayon Kabir on July 17th, 2022, conducted by Subat Matin. Humayon Kabir was born in Sandwip, Bangladesh and immigrated to the United States in 1983. Humayon came with a visit visa and almost immediately began working. He worked a construction job alongside his father and brothers and eventually established his own construction business.
