Fleeing poverty and discrimination, people from the region now known as Pakistan began emigrating to the United States in the late 1800s. the movement continued throughout the 1900s, even after the British-ruled area became an independent nation in 1947. While at times Pakistani Americans have endured prejudice and discrimination in the United States--especially after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--they have made great strides in their...
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