Research Catalog

Title

Portrait of a giving community : philanthropy by the Pakistani-American diaspora / Adil Najam.

Author

Najam, Adil.

Publication

Cambridge, MA : Global Equity Initiative, Asia Center, Harvard University ; distributed by Harvard University Press, 2006.

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Details

Additional Authors

Harvard University. Global Equity Initiative.

Description

xv, 231 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.

Summary

"Portrait of a Giving Community is based on a nationwide survey of the giving habits of Pakistani-Americans. This book provides a snapshot in time of a generous and giving community whose philanthropy has become increasingly 'American' without becoming any less 'Pakistani'. This study, the first of its kind, examines not only the history, demography and institutional geography of Pakistani-Americans but also looks at how this immigrant community manages its multiple identities through charitable giving and volunteering."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Studies in global equity

Uniform Title

Studies in global equity.

Subjects

• Charities > United States
• Charities > Pakistan
• Pakistani Americans > Economic conditions
• Pakistani Americans > Ethnic identity

Note

• Errata slip inserted.
• "Research commissioned by Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-199) and index.

Contents

Ch. 1. Context, constraints and criteria -- Ch. 2. Pakistanis in America -- Ch. 3. Total giving -- Ch. 4. Trends and tendencies -- Ch. 5. Attitudes and preferences -- Ch. 6. Community perceptions -- Ch. 7. What did we learn and what should we do?

ISBN

• 0674023668
• 9780674023666

OCLC

• 44648966
• ocm44648966
• SCSB-5299941

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries