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Articles with tag: immigrants

Yet Another Immigrant Story

Madiha Qureshi   Jul 2, 2008   interacts: 67

I arrived in the US about eight months ago, to get married in Houston and move to Maryland, where I live now. My last visit had been less than a year ago, during which I met my husband.

Chillchinga, the US Soldier

kashkin dabruski   Apr 22, 2008   interacts: 1

The only desire now
To go home
To converse few words
In Spanish as he pays the price
For migration and adventure

Little Pakistan: Brooklyn’s Coney Island Avenue

Feroz Qutabshahi   Apr 21, 2008   interacts: 209

This article does not discuss racism or race relations. Instead, it hopes to capture how a community has gone through such adversity and is coming back to life, after almost losing it.

Pakistan's Moment of Democracy?

Zeynab Ali   Jan 3, 2008   interacts: 10

Even as many conceded that ‘Musharraf is not going anywhere’, a response of Pakistanis around the world who seemed beset with an intangible urge to 'do something'.

The Melting Pot

Ejaz Haroon   Oct 3, 2007   interacts: 108

We weren’t surprised when we went to the reception and the guests sitting next to us asked us if the groom was Muslim or not.

Pakistani Twist to “Aliens in America” TV Series

Ras Siddiqui   Sep 27, 2007   interacts: 58

Are the Pakistani and Muslim community here in America ready for raunchy American teenage humor?

The Invisible Men

ahmad hayat   Apr 17, 2007   interacts: 42

In fact GORA is soooooo cool that it really doesn’t bother him if we have achieved a seam-less integration or we are trying to preserve our identity. GORA lives on a social, mental and philosophical so elevated and hence so detached from ours that

Pakistan Quarters

Muhammad Tariq   Mar 4, 2007   interacts: 24

The name probably symbolized the fact that it gave shelter to the families of most of the government servants, keeping the administration of the newly formed nation running, Karachi being the capital then.

Minorities in the Western Societies

Nasim Hassan   Aug 20, 2006   interacts: 13

Certain basic steps that must be taken by the immigrants as well as the host countries to affect peaceful and harmonious integration.

Duality of our Lives: US Vs. Pakistan

Rizwana Khan   Aug 10, 2006   interacts: 27

Enticing visions of a studio apartment, Ikea shelves, weaved baskets, plastic trendy colored organizers and routine breaks to Starbucks Caf for a shot of espresso creates a perfect harmony in my daughter’s life.

Morally Disadvantaged?

Z Rana   Jul 25, 2006   interacts: 1

Are emigrants really 'morally disadvantaged'? Are they actually the turncoats and hedonists they are made out to be? Do they have to play games to placate people back home? It depends who you ask.

American Ambivalence on National Language

Mohammad Gill   Jun 24, 2006   interacts: 12

The American nation consists of immigrants from diverse countries. For fear of imposing any specific language and the associated culture on the diversity of the American population, the question of a national language is left in limbo

Jolly Bhai

syed muzammil   Jun 13, 2006   interacts: 70

We were a group of six international students in our first summer in U.S.A, hoping to collect the colossal sum we needed for next semester’s tuition, and best way to accomplish the task, we were told, was to drive cabs in the city of Chicago.

Children of Guest Workers

Rezwan Bajwa   Nov 19, 2005   interacts: 14

There exists a strong resentment amongst the immigrant youth against the German system; I see a highly polarised society

Nostalgia, Inc.

Zia Ahmed   Nov 10, 2005   interacts: 6

Jaipur: where thakurs can get you bumped off for a variety of reasons.

South Asians in the USA

Nasim Hassan   Oct 26, 2005   interacts: 14

It is obvious that South Asians will leave a mark on the America. But what would be their contribution to the patchwork of American cultural landscape?

Immigrants: Na Idhar ke, Na uddhar ke

Batool Ali   Oct 5, 2005   interacts: 81

I moved to Canada four years ago - at the time, we - my spouse and I - were determined to 'make a life' in Toronto or live there permanently. However circumstances and family obligations impelled us to move back to Pakistan eventually.

Rolling Stones

Humeira Ajaz   Mar 16, 2005   interacts: 30

She had the loudest cry I ever heard. And she was perfect. My husband and I were ecstatic, and we wanted to hug and kiss the whole world. Unfortunately, there was not even a single person we could call on to share the joy of this miracle. It was only our

Dance of the Seasons / American Amavasya

N Bajpai   Dec 7, 2004   interacts: 28

Diya dances light
From jack-o-lantern
On our American
Amavasya


Twilight of a Passionate Love Affair

Umair Raja   Aug 9, 2004   interacts: 124

O Canada!...Our home and native land!...True patriot love in all thy sons command……

One Roof, Two Worlds

Karamatullah K Ghori   May 1, 2004   interacts: 2

New immigrants, they say, carry a lot of old baggage. Well, not in the literal sense but metaphorically.

Mutant Muslims

Abdullah Arian   May 9, 2003   interacts: 27

Another case of art imitating life?

Travels through America - Deep Thoughts

Nazar Khan   Mar 5, 2003   interacts: 44

Finally, it was one sight that took my heart and left a lasting impression on me of the beauty and simple innocence of a human being...

Ramblings On the Fence

Jawahara Saidullah   Feb 19, 2003   interacts: 44

Searching for your realities in a melting pot.

The King’s Gambit: Chapter 5 (The Diplomat)

Omer Rafique   Oct 21, 2002   interacts: 65

Carl Davis had just lost one group of swing votes in his home state. He was going to make sure he did not lose the other group also.

This Fall

Rehan Ansari   Oct 2, 2002   interacts: 69

Is this how it felt to live in Rome? At the start of the decline, I am sure things were very good.

Search for Identity -1, Saeed Anjum’s Short Stories

Saadat Saeed   Jul 25, 2002   interacts: 17

The day you kill me.
in my pocket you will find
a ticket to Loveland.

We, The Muslim Americans

Anne Shamim   Mar 21, 2002   interacts: 499

We envisioned a happy co-existence

Oi, Kinniyaan Memaan Keetiyan Ne.

Omar Phoenix   Jun 1, 2000   interacts: 19

It’s a clean slate,
The Paki’s had his fun,

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