Columnist John Carlisle and photojournalist Ryan Garza spent a year exploring the cultural evolution of Hamtramck. Hamtramck, a town with a population of about 28,000, is a 2-square-mile island in the ...

A Harlem playwright unearths the extraordinary pasts of his Bangladeshi immigrant parents. As a teen, Alaudin Ullah was swept up by the energy of hip-hop and rebelled against his Bangladeshi roots.

PATERSON — The air on Union Avenue is filled with the aroma of curry and cumin. Women stroll along the sidewalk in shawls and tunics covered with vibrant colors and intricate embroidery. The sounds of ...

Alaudin Ullah talks about his love for hip hop and rejecting his roots when he was growing up. Alaudin Ullah talks about the cultural revolution known as hip hop in Harlem. Ullah felt like an outsider ...