While I was browsing online today for the election news, there was an article that made me to scream for joy. My eyes were glued on the article’s headline, which says “Bangla Ballots – Be Part of History in this Presidential Election,” by The Bangladeshi Chronicle, an online based Bangladeshi news publication. The article is about how first time in the US history the Bangla ballot phenomenon became true in Hamtramck, Michigan.
The article says, “According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2010 demographic profile data, 6.2 percent of the Hamtramck population is recorded as Asian Indian, most of whom are Bangladeshi Americans. Accordingly, the city of Hamtramck will be the first city in the nation to include Bangla instructions in its electoral process.”
I am so proud and excited not only for the Bangla ballot, but also for its positive affect in the Bangladeshi community. This will inspire more non-English speaker and elderly Bangladeshi Americans to give vote in future. However, this year election is going to be a historical and memorable day for Bangladeshi Americans for all time.
Hoping for Bangla ballot to future elections in state like New York, where so many Bangladeshi Americans are living with low income, struggling to find work, and stressing out themselves everyday to communicate with others in English, after grown-up most of their lifetime speaking Bangla.
Source: http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/about-us/
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2 responses so far ↓
Vivian // Dec 1st 2012 at 9:14 pm
I love that you connected the presidential election on an international level. I think that it is such an international affair and because we’re in the middle of all the commotion we just don’t notice. I’m so happy the Bangladeshi community came out to vote and that they all made their voice heard!
Amazing post, really insightful.
Jesse Lee // Dec 13th 2012 at 2:06 am
I appreciate the perspective you put on our topic. You didnt just cover the election process itself but who was partaking in the process. This has definintely piqued my interest as to the voting numbers amongst Asian Americans.
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