Rayhan & Amena's Wedding
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The document describes the story of two Bengali families, the Choudhury family and the Miah family, who immigrated to the United States in the 1970s. The families became close and socialized often at the Kohinoor Restaurant in Manhattan. Mofiz Miah's daughter Shahin Ara married Mujirul Hoque Siddiquee, a classmate of Gulam Mustafa Choudhury from Bangladesh. The families had children and lived in New York for many years before losing contact with each other as their lives changed.
Rayhan & Amena's Wedding
- 2. The story of two families
- 8. Mofiz Miah
- 13. ? Nephew of Shiraz Choudhury ? Moved to the U.S. In 1970 ? Attended Harren High School in Manhattan ? Attended Fordham University ? Worked at Kohinooor Restaurant
- 14. ? Shiraz Choudhury brought other nephews to the States ? The two families became close friends. ? Kohinoor Restaurant was the site of many social gatherings ? It became the first hangout for the young Bengali men of the time
- 15. The Choudhury family and Miah family grew up in the U.S. and eventually went their own ways.
- 16. ? In 1976, Mofiz Miah’s older daughter graduated from Washington Irving High School ? It was time for her to get married
- 17. ? Before coming to the U.S. in 1970, Gulam Mustafa Choudhury attended high school in Sylhet ? One of his classmates was Mujirul Hoque Siddiquee
- 18. ? Shahin Ara, the older daughter of Mofiz Miah ? Mujirul Hoque Siddiquee, the classmate of Gulam Mustafa Choudhury, were married in the summer of 1976
- 22. The Choudhury family lived in Queens, The Siddiquee family lived in Manhattan ,, Both had 3 children; two boys and a girl.
- 23. ? The Choudhury family grew up in NYC.
- 24. ? In 19888, the Siddiquee family moved back to Bangladesh, they lived in Dhaka. ? The Siddiquee family moved back to NYC in 1999 so the children could attend college in the States.
- 25. ?The connection between the two classmates was lost; they never reunited. ?The friendship between the Choudhury family and the Miah family was just a memory. ? In 1999, the Siddiquee family moved back to New York City so the children could attend college in the U.S.
- 27. Rayhan Choudhury & Amena Siddiquee-Choudhury
Editor's Notes
- #2: This story starts a couple of years ago when some friends got together to just hang out. There was a young man and a young woman who met. They had no idea, at the time, that their families had a long history together, going back over 50 years. As the two families begin to meet, the story started to unfold. Tonight, we present to you the history of the friendship between these two families.
- #4: The address for this story is in Manhattan, 60 2nd Avenue.
- #5: The first person in this story is Shiraz Choudhury