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How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s

6th Grade – 8th Grade

9th Grade – 12th Grade

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Explore the story of Mir Dad, a South Asian Muslim who arrived in the United States in 1917 and made a home in the American Southwest, in these videos excerpted from How South Asian Muslims and Mexican Americans United in the 1920s | AMERICAN MUSLIMS: A HISTORY REVEALED. Learn about the race-based naturalization and immigration laws that shaped the lives of South Asians of all religions and about South Asian and Mexican American families who formed blended communities in the 1920s and 1930s.