<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[subject results for "Pakistani Americans — Biography."]]></title><description><![CDATA[subject results for "Pakistani Americans — Biography."]]></description><link>https://gateway.bibliocommons.com/v2/libraries/mysapl/rss/search?query=%22Pakistani%20Americans%20%E2%80%94%20Biography.%22&amp;searchType=subject&amp;origin=core-catalog-explore&amp;view=grouped</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:07:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Go Back to Where You Came From]]></title><description><![CDATA["A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C648165</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C648165</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali, Wajahat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/648165172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393867978/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatty Fatty Boom Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the bestselling author and host of the wildly popular Undisclosed podcast, a warm, intimate memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C696651</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C696651</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaudry, Rabia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/696651172</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9798212022286/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatty Fatty Boom Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA["A memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C688745</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C688745</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaudry, Rabia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/688745172</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle></subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781668625149/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Back to Where You Came From]]></title><description><![CDATA["A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C652741</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C652741</guid><category><![CDATA[AB]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali, Wajahat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/652741172</comments><format>AB</format><subtitle>And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781705060629/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go Back to Where You Came From]]></title><description><![CDATA["A rollercoaster ride of a memoir, by turns hilarious and heartbreaking, by the journalist, playwright, and political activist Wajahat Ali. "Go back to where you came from, you terrorist!" This is just one of the many warm, lovely, and helpful tips that Wajahat Ali and other children of immigrants receive on a daily basis. Go back where exactly? His hometown in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he can't afford rent? Awkward, left-handed, suffering from OCD, and wearing Husky pants, Ali grew up on the margins of the American mainstream, devoid of Brown superheroes, where people like him were portrayed as goofy sidekicks, shop owners with funny accents, sweaty terrorists, or aspiring sweaty terrorists. Driven by his desire to expand the American narrative to include protagonists who look like him, he became a writer, and in the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks, an accidental activist and ambassador of all things Muslim-y. He uses his pen with turmeric-stained fingernails to fill in missing narratives, challenge the powerful, and booby trap racist stereotypes. In his bold, hopeful and hilarious memoir, Ali offers indispensable lessons and strategies to help cultivate a more compassionate America"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C652859</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C652859</guid><category><![CDATA[EBOOK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali, Wajahat]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/652859172</comments><format>EBOOK</format><subtitle>And Other Helpful Recommendations on How to Become American</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780393867985/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatty Fatty Boom Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA["A memoir about food, body image, and growing up in a loving but sometimes oppressively concerned Pakistani immigrant family"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C683097</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C683097</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chaudry, Rabia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/683097172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Food, Fat, and Family</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781643750385/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An American Family]]></title><description><![CDATA[This inspiring memoir by the Gold Star parent and captivating DNC speaker is the story of one family's pursuit of the American dream and why, especially in these tumultuous times, we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C509348</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C509348</guid><category><![CDATA[BOOK_CD]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khan, Khizr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/509348172</comments><format>BOOK_CD</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780525523987/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[An American Family]]></title><description><![CDATA["'I am an American patriot not because I was born here but because I was not. I embraced American freedoms, raised my children to cherish and revere them, and lost a son who swore an oath to defend them, because I come from a place where they do not exist.' In fewer than three hundred words, Muslim American Gold Star father Khizr Khan electrified viewers around the world when he took the stage at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. And when he offered to lend Donald Trump his own much-read and dog-eared pocket Constitution, his gesture perfectly encapsulated the feelings of millions. But who was that man, standing beside his wife, extolling the promises and virtues of the U.S. Constitution? In this urgent and timeless immigrant story, we learn that Khizr Khan has been many things. He was the oldest of ten children born to farmers in Pakistan, and a curious and thoughtful boy who listened rapt as his grandfather recited Rumi beneath the moonlight. He was a university student who read the Declaration of Independence and was awestruck by what might be possible in life. He was a hopeful suitor, awkwardly but earnestly trying to win the heart of a woman far out of his league. He was a brilliant and diligent young family man who worked two jobs to save enough money to put himself through Harvard Law School. He was a loving father who, having instilled in his children the ideals that brought him and his wife to America--the sense of shared dignity and mutual responsibility--tragically lost his son, an Army captain killed while protecting his base camp in Iraq. He was and is a patriot, and a fierce advocate for the rights, dignities, and values enshrined in the American system. An American Family shows us who Khizr Khan and millions of other American immigrants are, and why--especially in these tumultuous times--we must not be afraid to step forward for what we believe in when it matters most."--Dust jacket flap.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C506972</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C506972</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Khan, Khizr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/506972172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir of Hope and Sacrifice</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780399592492/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Threading My Prayer Rug]]></title><description><![CDATA["This enthralling story of the making of an American is also a timely meditation on religion and culture. Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of an arranged marriage in Pakistan that would become a love match lasting forty years, Threading My Prayer Rug is the story of many journeys: from Pakistan to America, from which her husband-to-be returned to wed and collect her while he completed his medical residency; from masters candidate to young bride and mother; from secular Muslim in an Islamic society to devout Muslim in a society ignorant of Islam; from liberal to conservative to American Muslim; and finally from Pakistani immigrant intending to stay for only a couple of years to an American of Pakistani origins, a successful businesswoman, grandmother, community leader who helped found a mosque, advocate for interfaith understanding, and cofounder of the New York chapter of a national organization. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection on what it is to be a Muslim in America today. It is also the revealing, always hopeful story of an immigrant's daily struggles, balancing assimilation with preserving heritage, overcoming religious barriers from within and distortions of Islam from without, and confronting issues of children growing up Muslim-while they lobby for a Christmas tree. Sabeeha Rehman was doing interfaith work for Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the driving force behind the Muslim community center at Ground Zero, when the backlash began, and she also offers an insider's account of that experience and what it showed about us"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C473803</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C473803</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rehman, Sabeeha]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/473803172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>One Woman&apos;s Journey From Pakistani Muslim to American Muslim</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781628726633/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots and Wings]]></title><description><![CDATA["Growing up in Lahore, Pakistan, Shahzia flew kites, ate fruit from jamun trees, and devoured Russian fairy tales, American Westerns, and Bollywood films. She also read poetry in Urdu, her own language, and learned the slow and detailed painting technique of Indo-Persian miniatures. And when she moved far from home to study art, she brought her roots with her. Roots and Wings is a deeply personal story about how an artist grows. It is based on the childhood of Shahzia Sikander, one of the most exciting and celebrated artists working today"--Back cover.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C660206</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C660206</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sikander, Shahzia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/660206172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How Shahzia Sikander Became An Artist</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781633450356/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry for the Inconvenience]]></title><description><![CDATA["Pakistani American Farah Naz Rishi's first year of college was perfectly, thankfully, uneventful. After all, she was in college to learn and forge a path of self-sufficiency, especially after her last relationship fell apart--dashing her mother's aspirations for an early marriage. What could Farah expect, anyway? For the ideal guy to just conveniently waltz into her life? Life isn't a love story. Enter Stephen, a Jamaican student with an open smile and a disarmingly laid-back attitude. It's not love at first sight. And there's no way Farah's mother would approve of him as marriage material. But they have something better: an inexplicable connection. Through a series of impossible tragedies, grief, and trying to find her place in the world, Stephen is always there as Farah's confidant, champion, and, most of all, best friend. Anything more could ruin a perfectly good thing...Right? Spanning thirteen years of complex family dynamics and a surprising kinship, Farah Naz Rishi's story explores the unpredictability of love--familial, platonic, and romantic, but never truly instant." -- Amazon.com.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C813935</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C813935</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rishi, Farah Naz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/813935172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>A Memoir</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781662520976/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Good Country]]></title><description><![CDATA["A leading advocate for social justice excavates the history of forced migration in the twelve American towns she's called home, revealing how White supremacy has fundamentally shaped the nation"-- Provided by publisher.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C670191</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C670191</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ali-Khan, Sofia]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/670191172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>My Life in Twelve Towns and the Devastating Battle for A White America</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9780593237038/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Contractor]]></title><description><![CDATA[On January 27, 2011, on the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, US Government Security contractor Raymond Davis found himself staring down the barrel of a gun. Defending himself, he shot and killed two men who were-depending upon who you ask-illiterate robbers or Pakistani intelligence agents. The violent confrontation quickly escalated into a diplomatic crisis, making front-page headlines all over the world and threatening to destroy American relationships with one of the worlds most volatile nations. For 49 days, Davis was in Pakistani custodyinterrogated, threatened, fearing for his futureas rumors flew and the State Department worked tirelessly to get him back.]]></description><link>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C682004</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S172C682004</guid><category><![CDATA[BK]]></category><category><![CDATA[eng]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Davis, Raymond Allen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>https://mysapl.bibliocommons.com/item/comment/682004172</comments><format>BK</format><subtitle>How I Landed in A Pakistani Prison and Ignited A Diplomatic Crisis</subtitle><language>eng</language><image_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx?isbn=9781941631843/MC.GIF&amp;client=sanap&amp;type=xw12&amp;oclc=</image_url></item></channel></rss>