This book examines the challenges that Pakistani American families have faced in their attempts to assimilate within the U S school culture since the September eleventh terrorist attack Negative stereotyping has permeated into schools and affected Pakistani American students and their families Reza examines this phenomenon from a parental lens in order to describe how 9 11 has altered the involvement of Pakistani American parents in their children s schools and whether or not schools are appropriately addressing these issues and concerns Reza connects formal initiatives taken by U S schools to promote greater integration while encouraging multiculturalism and relays the experiences of Pakistani American parents to provide readers with a unique perspective on the challenges that this population faces in assimilating within the U S school culture Recommendations are offered to policymakers and educators on how to promote greater Pakistani American parental involvement in U S schools