Asia Society 72d ago

NEW YORK, April 17, 2026 — Directors Vivek Bald and Alaudin Ullah discuss their award-winning documentary In Search of Bengali Harlem, exploring the century-long story of South Asian Muslims in New York City and the cross-racial coalitions that shaped the community. They are joined by New York City Council member Shahana Hanif, Young Lords co-founder Miguel “Mickey" Melendez, DRUM organizer Rebecca Chowdhury, and NY Taxi Workers Alliance co-founder Javaid Tariq. (57 min., 57 sec.) This program is co-presented by The Blindian Project, Brown History, Bengalis of New York, and The Chowdhury Network.  0:00 Introduction 2:37 Guests' bios 8:07 Panel discussion Subscribe for more videos like this: http://AsiaSociety.org/YouTube --- Support Asia Society today: http://AsiaSociety.org/Donate --- Subscribe to our newsletter to stay connected: https://asiasociety.org/email-subscriptions --- Facebook: http://facebook.com/AsiaSociety Instagram: http://instagram.com/AsiaSociety Twitter: http://twitter.com/AsiaSociety LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/company/asia-society/ #asiasociety #asiasocietynewyork #nyc #southasians