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Pakistani Americans (Urdu: پاکستانی امریکی) are citizens of the United States who have full or partial ancestry from Pakistan, or more simply, Pakistanis in America. They can be from different ethnic groups in Pakistan like Punjabi or Muhajir. The term may also refer to people who also hold a dual Pakistani and U.S. citizenship.
The following is a list of notable Pakistani Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Pakistani American or must have references showing they are Pakistani American and are notable.
By weaving the stories of peoples, cultures, and governments, the APF Timeline Project shares the story of how the Pakistani American community came to be, and how its two parent nations have shaped its experiences along the way.
According to Pakistan's Ministry of Interior, there were 52,486 Americans residing in Pakistan in 2015. [1] Some of them are Pakistani Americans who have returned to Pakistan. [2] Many Pakistani Americans returned during the unstable conditions post-September 11 attacks and the Great Recession. [3]
People who were born in the United States yet have Pakistani ancestry are known as Pakistani Americans. The phrase "dual national" may also be used to refer to individuals who are citizens of both Pakistan and the United States.
Due to data limitations, figures for Pakistanis based on single-race population only, regardless of Hispanic origin. Figures for all Asians based on mixed-race and mixed-group populations, regardless of Hispanic origin. See methodology for more detail.
Pakistani Americans (Urdu: پاکستانی نژاد امریکی) are Americans who originate from Pakistan. The term may also refer to people who also hold a dual Pakistani and U.S. citizenship.
Who Are Pakistani Americans? April 2015. Pakistani American average Asian American average. U.S. . average. The Pakistani American population grew significantly faster than the U.S....
Pakistani Americans are the seventh largest Asian American ethnic group after Chinese American, Filipino American, Asian Indian Americans, Filipino Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Korean Americans, Japanese Americans and Cambodian American communities.
The Pakistani American Community Center is in Alief, near Bissonnet and Dairy Ashford. [16] The center includes seven retail spaces, a small library, a 16,000-square-foot (1,500 m 2) banquet hall, a clinic for low-income individuals, and prayer halls. The center offers after-school activities. As of January 2007, six of the retail spaces were ...