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The identity articulations of second-generation Bangladeshi-Americans are complex and layered as they must negotiate mainstream U.S. popular culture, their parents’ desire to hold on to their original home culture, and gender, class, and generational divides within the familiy and the community. Second-generation youths of Bangladeshi descent strongly associate with a generic south Asian identity, desi, which originates from cultural traditions and family relations germane to South Asian nations, especially Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan. The young Bangladeshis embrace this identity not only because it provides them with a broader and distinct identity framework, but also it is welcomed in their homes and within their ethnic communities. An increasing volume of popular cultural materials produced within the United States and streaming from different locations help sustain desi identity.
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Rahman, S. (2021). Mixing and Re-making: The Identity of Second-Generation Bangladeshis in the United States. In: Banjo, O.O. (eds) Immigrant Generations, Media Representations, and Audiences. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-75311-5_13
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