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American Muslims: A History Revealed
How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s
Season 1
Episode 5
Asma Khalid travels to Sacramento and Phoenix to piece together the story of a man named Mir Dad, a South Asian Muslim who arrived in the United States in 1917 and made a home in the American Southwest. Asma discovers the prejudice faced by South Asians and the race-based naturalization and immigration laws that shaped their lives.
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Asma Khalid travels to the American South West to tell the story of early South Asian migration.
22:24
Malika Bilal tells the story of an immigrant with a 200-page pension file detailing his experiences.
23:19
Who was Mamadou Yarrow, and how did he make his way into this painting in his journey to freedom?
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How Muslim homesteaders constructed one of the first purpose-built mosques in the country.