Dhaka, Nov. 17 -- When Zohran Kwame Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic Socialist steps before a crowd in Queens-microphone in hand, voice steady-the moment feels bigger than a rally. Behind him stand tenants, students, taxi drivers, and small business owners, many sharing immigrant roots like his own. The son of Indian and African parents, Mamdani embodies a journey across continents and generations seeking belonging and justice in a country often slow to offer both. The Bangladeshi diaspora played a major role in his campaign, which he often acknowledged with his popular phrase "Bangladeshi Aunty." "New York will remain a city of immigrants: a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants and, as of tonight, led by an immigrant," he tol...