Pakistani-Americans - Discrimination

Discrimination

Incidents of deliberate overt discrimination against Pakistani Americans are few and far in-between. The most common stereotypes on Pakistanis are those based on general stereotypes of South Asians, but they may also tend to overlap with the stereotypes of West and Central Asians and the stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims due to the fact that the majority of Pakistani people are Muslims. Any discrimination that exists is primarily in the form of being not so welcoming in social interactions, compared to the treatment received, say, by northern European immigrants who are more readily embraced. Though rare, explicit discrimination is not unknown in the Pakistani American community. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, there have been scattered incidents of Pakistani Americans having been mistaken targets for hate crimes and Pakistani Americans have to go under more security checks in places such as airports due to their Muslim background. Up to 45,000 of the estimated 100,000-strong Pakistani community in New York were deported or left voluntarily following the attacks, according to reports. One of the notable case of discrimination is that of Hasan a Princeton University graduate who was deported to Pakistan even when no case was proved against him. His American wife Rose along with two children is fighting for justice in Islamabad.

In Oklahoma City,OK, A PakistaniMuslim]] Student was suspended at St. John's Episcopal School because of his religion and Heritage. This started when the Pakistani Student was playing Soccer then was being bullied by a Native American boy that was a year older than the Pakistani Student, because of his race and heritage, the Pakistani Student was wearing a Pakistan Cricket Team Jersey when he was being bullied, the Pakistani Student then told the teacher and then got suspended because of his religion and heritage.