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My father's mother's family. My mother is an 80s immigrant.
by selimthegrim 2y ago
My father's mother's family. My mother is an 80s immigrant.
- rayiner 2y agoSorry, I meant how did they come over? I don’t know there were any pre-1965 desis.
- selimthegrim 2y agoStowed away in 1929 to NYC. A lot of Bengali and Punjabi Muslim sailors jumped ship there and in New Orleans to some extent (Google Fatima Shaik) and tended to marry Blacks and Latinos. On the west coast it tended to be more Sikh farmers.
- rayiner 2y agoFascinating story!
- selimthegrim 2y agoThanks! Might have been 1919-1920 actually, I have to check.