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[edit] Aliens in America

You should also mention the show "Aliens in America" which talks about a Pakistani boy, who lives with a American family in Wisconsin! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.121.89.105 (talk) 16:13, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

done Zaindy87 01:24, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pakistani Americans?

I don't understand the concept of Pakistani Americans. From what I can tell, Pakistanis aren't a distinct race or ethnicity from Indians. Pakistan was part of India until 1947. Before that, there WERE no Pakistanis. So it looks to me like Pakistanis are a nationality, not a race or ethnicity. Gringo300 23:50, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

Calling someone "Pakistani American" is no more unusual than calling someone "Italian American" vs. "Greek American" or "German American." All caucasian, but the cultures have undeniable differences. Certainly, the cultures of India and Pakistan can be considered distinct. The majority of Indians are Hindu. The majority of Pakistanis are Muslim. While some language groups may overlap, there are also differences in languages. Tensions between the two nations also contribute to differences in culture. It is really up to the people in these groups to determine what their similarities and differences are. If someone chooses to define his or her self as Pakistani American, the rest of us can be respectful of their self-definition and learn from it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.250.197.206 (talk) 21:59, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable Pakistani Americans - Cleanup

This list requires major cleanup. General rule: If the person isn't notable enough to have a wikipedia article about them, they don't belong here. See Wikipedia:Bio#Lists_of_people. Toddst1 (talk) 20:27, 17 January 2008 (UTC)