Pakistani-American
Community in the 21st Century
A Thanksgiving Get-together: Dinner-Discussion-Music
Date: November 27, 1999, Saturday – 6:30 to 12:00 p.m.
Place: Quality Suites Shady Grove, 3 Research Court, Rockville,
Maryland, 20850.
Panel Discussion: Issues and challenges facing the 1st generation
Pakistani-Americans
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What are the major community issues facing Pakistani-Americans?
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Are we failing our first American generation?
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Are we organized as a community? What are we doing collectively,
and what is missing?
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What can we do additionally to further our community? What
are some new possibilities, for example, social nets, support groups, volunteerism,
political activism?
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How can we build community support for our new generation
for advancing in education, professions, businesses and careers by, for
example, building professional and mentoring nets?
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How can we build strong new families and strengthen existing
one?