Editing Hamtramck, Michigan (section)

====Bangladeshi people====
In the 1930s, the first group of [[Bengalis]] came to Detroit and Hamtramck.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13>Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=November 9, 2013}}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 10. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref> The first significant population of Bengalis began arriving in the late 1980s and the Bengalis became a large part of the city's population in the 1990s.<ref name=Tysh/> The largest growth occurred in the 1990s and 2000s.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13/> By 2001 many [[Bangladeshi Americans]] had moved from [[New York City]], particularly [[Astoria, Queens]], to Hamtramck and the east side of Detroit. Many moved because of lower costs of living, larger amounts of space, work available in small factories, and the large Muslim community in Metro Detroit. Many Bangladeshi Americans moved into Queens, and then onwards to Metro Detroit.<ref name="Kershaw"/>

In 2002, over 80% of the Bangladeshi population within Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties lived in Hamtramck and some surrounding neighborhoods in Detroit.<ref name="cus.wayne.edu"/> That area overall had almost 1,500 ethnic Bangladeshis.<ref>Metzger, Kurt and Jason Booza. "[http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf Asians in the United States, Michigan and Metropolitan Detroit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109050601/http://www.cus.wayne.edu/content/publications/Asians7.pdf |date=November 9, 2013}}." Center for Urban Studies, [[Wayne State University]]. January 2002 Working Paper Series, No. 7. p. 13. Retrieved on November 6, 2013.</ref> Almost 75% of Bangladeshi Michiganders live in Hamtramck.<ref name="MetzgerBoozap13"/>

By 2002, a Bengali business district formed along Conant Avenue and some residents called it "Little Bengal".<ref name=Tysh/> The district, along Caniff and Conant streets, included markets, stores, mosques, and bakeries owned by Bangladeshis, Indians, and Pakistanis.<ref name=MetzgerBoozap13/> By 2008 the Bengali business district, between Davison and Harold Street, and partially within the city limits of Detroit, received the honorary title "Bangladesh Avenue" and was to be dedicated as such on November 8, 2008. Akikul H. Shamin, the president of the Bangladesh Association of Michigan, estimated that Bangladeshi people operate 80% of the buildings and businesses in the portion of Conant Avenue.<ref>Piligian, Ellen. "[http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bangladeshave16208.aspx Hamtramck's Global Vibe: Bangladesh Avenue]." ([https://archive.today/20130909040701/http://www.modeldmedia.com/features/bangladeshave16208.aspx Archive]) ''[[Model D Media]]''. October 28, 2008. Retrieved on September 8, 2013.</ref> As of February 2008 the city planned to erect signage reading "Bangladesh Town" in the business district.<ref>Cecil, Angel. "[https://www.proquest.com/docview/436902306 HAMTRAMCK: CITY WANTS TO TOUT ITS DIVERSITY] ." ''[[Detroit Free Press]]''. February 7, 2008. News p. B3. Retrieved on September 9, 2013. "City officials will erect signs along Conant to name the strip "Bangladesh Town," in acknowledgement of the Bangladeshi-owned restaurants, grocery and clothing stores on the avenue." and "The city's Downtown Development Authority says Hamtramck has evolved in the past 20 years to include a touch of Yemen, Bangladesh and some hip[...]"</ref>

In 2002, the estimate of Hamtramck inhabitants of origins from [[South Asia]] was from 7,000 to 10,000. As of 2001, 900 registered students who spoke [[Bengali language|Bengali]] and [[Urdu language|Urdu]] attended [[Hamtramck Public Schools]].<ref name=Tysh/> Most Bangladeshis in Hamtramck originate from the north-eastern region of [[Sylhet Division|Sylhet]] in Bangladesh;<ref>Nazli Kibria (2011). ''Muslims in Motion''. pp. 58–61. Rutgers University Press.</ref><ref>Sook Wilkinson (2015). ''Asian Americans in Michigan''. pp. 166–167. Wayne State University Press.</ref> therefore, most speak [[Sylheti language|Sylheti]].<ref>[https://www.bridgemi.com/quality-life/bangladeshi-community-michigan-reaches-out-older-adults-amid-covid Bangladeshi community in Michigan reaches out to older adults amid COVID] Bridge Michigan. Nargis Hakim Rahman. July 19, 2021. Retrieved on 2024-10-09.</ref>

As of 2014, there are over 13 Bengali clothing shops in the city.<ref>DeVito, Lee. "[http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/wdet-explores-hamtramcks-bangladeshi-clothing-shops/Content?oid=2201820 WDET explores Hamtramck's Bangladeshi clothing shops]" ([http://web.archive.org/web/20141005072402/http://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/wdet-explores-hamtramcks-bangladeshi-clothing-shops/Content?oid%3D2201820 Archive]). ''[[Metro Times]]''. May 19, 2014. Retrieved on October 5, 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hamtramck police chief, officer flying to Bangladesh to train cadets, learn culture |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2014/09/hamtramck_police_chief_officer.html |website=MLive.com |date=September 16, 2014 |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Police chief on his way to Bangladesh for diversity training {{!}} Hamtramck Review |url=http://www.thehamtramckreview.com/police-chief-on-his-way-to-bangladesh-for-diversity-training/ |website=www.thehamtramckreview.com |access-date=January 5, 2016}}</ref>