Desi Diary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PAKISTANI STUDENTS FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA HOST CULTURE SHOW “RISTHON KE RANG: PASS THE MIRCH PLEASE!”

The Pakistani Student Associations from USC, UCLA, and UC Irvine presented the community with an elaborate show which highlighted the vibrant aspects of Pakistani culture. On April 1^st 2007, USC’s Bovard Auditorium welcomed about 900 guests; both Pakistani and non-Pakistani, to a fundraising charity show where all proceeds would go directly Islamic Relief. The show was structured with an elaborate skit with energetic dances intertwined into the storyline.

The three schools had been organizing the event since the beginning of this school year in hopes of raising a significant sum of monetary donations to help our less fortunate community in Pakistan. The production of the show was on such a large scale that it required the involvement about 100 participants and volunteers from all three schools. This event was made possible through the support of Friends of Pakistan, Your Dil LA, Waqar Ali Khan from GEO TV, Safeer Pakistan along with the media coverage provided by Pakistan Link,, Urdu Times LA, PakistanNews LA, Pakistan Post, Pakmusic, Pakstop, Sunzara.com.

As the title states, the show explored the relationships of Pakistani Americans. It focused on highlighting the different angles in our society and how Pakistani college students use their heritage to identify themselves in a Western society.

The show was received well with an entertained audience that enjoyed all of the humors and spectacles of the evening. There were moments of high spirited amusement along with pride filled moments where the entire hall cheered to video clips that highlighted Pakistan achievements in the past and present.

Pakistani Student Association is dedicated to bringing the community together in order to honor the culture and traditions of Pakistan.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support the show. Your attendance is an encouraging response to strive to organize more fundraising events in the future!

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Videos and Images from this event are being sorted and uploaded. We will share it all with you. Here are the first two videos.

1. First one is a small video clip that was played on the projector screen at the beginning of the show. It basically shows who the participants in the show are and what they do in real life.

2. The 2nd clip is a dance perfomance to the tune of “Mr Fraudiye” by Awaz. If you have seen the original music video with Fakhir and Haroon, you would appreciate what these dancers are trying to duplicate.