Reminiscences of Talat G. Hamdani : oral history, 2005.

Biographical Note

Activist.

Scope and Contents

Background: childhood in Karachi, Pakistan, political changes in Pakistan, gender discrimination during childhood; education: B.A. English literature, M.A. English, coursework at New York University; immigration to U.S. 1979; career: public school teacher in Brooklyn; 9/11: at work, son's disappearance; post-9/11: search for missing son, authorities' suspicion of son's involvement in 9/11 plot, communication with federal authorities, confirmation of son's death and subsequent funeral, psychological ramifications; thoughts on Islam and terrorism, anti-Muslim bias.

Subjects

• Albarelli, Gerry, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Hamdani, Talat G., 1954---Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Pakistani Americans--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Personal narratives.
• September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.

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