Dishwasher Dreams

Alladin Ullah describes growing up Bengladeshi in 1970s Spanish Harlem in Dishwasher Dreams, accompanied by Avirodh Sharma on tabla. Original photo by Nate Shorman.
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By Andrew Andrews

Alladin Ullah’s story is the quintessential New York story.

A first-generation American, Alladin grew up in the tenements and projects of Spanish Harlem, in the only Bangladeshi family in the neighborhood.

His father was first to arrive, and, a bachelor at the time, found a job working fourteen-hour days, seven days a week at a local restaurant, alongside a young Bahamian named Sid Poitier who dreamed of one day becoming a famous actor.

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Andrew Andrews attended Dishwasher Dreams at All Stars Project Castillo Theatre in New York on Friday, November 16, 2018 @ 4:30pm to write this review.

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