During my multiple placements this year, I have discovered one of my students has a strong background from Bangladesh. In order to fully understand some of this background, I have talked with the student and conducted personal research on the country to determine how living there could effect the student. The official language of the country in Bengali, and it also recognizes English as a secondary language. This is relevant as my student can speak English fairly well, but often writes in Bengali for personal use. The country borders to the Southeast of India, which means it is involved with the tensions that have grown between India and Pakistan, which resides on India's western border. Modern political turmoil and religious extremism are often issues in the country as well, and can be reasons for refugees to flee the country. The main reason I have gotten from my student, however, is simply business and work opportunities. After looking through these pieces of evidence, it sparks my curiosity to know if work was the only reason for coming to America, or if other influences affected their decision. My hope is to have another conversation to go deeper into the student's background and discover more about her family and background and the effects that it might have on her.
It may be important to see when your student came to America; he or she may not have be fully aware of the political turmoil and religious extremism.
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