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Bangladeshi Americans  

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  • Bangladeshi Americans constitute one of the fastest growing immigrant groups in the contemporary United States. Ethnically known as Bengalis, these immigrants come from Bangladesh, a country in South Asia surrounded by India, Burma/Myanmar, and the Bay of Bengal. [Source: Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia; Bangladeshi Americans]

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