Understanding our communities: British Bangladeshis (on the back of the Windrush scandal)

This workshop was presented to civil servants and policy makers predominantly from the Home Office. The following is a description of the event:

To help upskill ourselves to better understand the communities we serve, the Home Office is delighted to welcome Dr Aminul Hoque MBE as he explores the history of the British Bangladeshi community, as well as examining the contemporary issues and offering some ideas for relevant policy and practice.

Dr Hoque is a lecturer in Educational Studies at Goldsmiths College and his research forms the basis of his book British Islamic Identity: Third Generation Bangladeshis from East London (2015). He is also the presenter of the BBC documentary on the History of British Bangladeshi’s (BBC Four - A Very British History, Series 2, British Bangladeshis), and was a major contributor to national youth policy through involvement in various research programmes. Dr Hoque’s work has been recognised by accolades such as a National Training Award in 2002, the Philip Lawrence Award in 2005 and he was awarded an MBE in 2008 for services to youth justice in east London.

This session will involve a two-way dialogue between Dr Hoque and the attendees as he gives an interactive style presentation which will be followed by a Q&A. To help the session to be as interactive as possible, it would be extremely helpful for those attending the session to have watched the documentary in advance and to come having thought of questions raised within the documentary.