PACC http://www.pacc-ca.org Pakistani American Culture Center Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:19:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Compete to Perform at PACC’s Basant Event http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/compete-to-perform-at-paccs-basant-event/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/compete-to-perform-at-paccs-basant-event/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:23:27 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2194 We plan to have another Karaoke competition on Sunday April 29, 2012. Top three top winners will perform at PACC’s Basant event in late May. The rules are:

  1. No professional singers are eligible.
  2. You must have sung at least twice at PACC music program in 2012 or 3 times since October 2011.  Please email info@pacc-ca.org if you like to take part in the competition.
  3. On competition day (Dec. 11), singers will be called to sing in an order randomly determined by computer. Singers must be ready with their CD or iPod (no meragana allowed).  Once they are called there, will be given no more than 20 seconds for them to start singing. Only one restarts within first 10 seconds will be allowed.
  4. There will be 3 judges who are not participating in the contest. The judges will judge all contestants on voice quality, timing (staying on the beat), key, melody and modulation.

So sing in next two monthly programs (Last Sunday of February and March) and you will be eligible to participate in the competition. We will have our regular monthly Family music program on 26th at 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA, 95035.

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/compete-to-perform-at-paccs-basant-event/feed/ 0 Screening of first ever Pakistani Oscar nominated documentary “Saving Face” http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/screening-of-first-ever-pakistani-oscar-nominated-documentary-saving-face/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/screening-of-first-ever-pakistani-oscar-nominated-documentary-saving-face/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:41:27 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2170 You are invited to a screening of the first ever Pakistani documentary nominated for an Oscar award will be held under the auspices of PACC on Sunday March 3rd 2-4:30 PM at PACC, 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA, 95035

The documentary film by Oscar nominated and Emmy award winner Pakistani director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy and two-time Oscar nominee  filmmaker Daniel Junge follows London-based Pakistani plastic surgeon, Dr. Mohammad Jawad, as he journeys to Pakistan to perform reconstructive surgery on survivors of acid violence. The screening will be followed by a presentation and Q and A with Reconstructive Surgeon Dr. Mohammed Ali Jawad. Light refreshment will be served after the screening.

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/screening-of-first-ever-pakistani-oscar-nominated-documentary-saving-face/feed/ 0 Dr. Samia Altaf at UC Berkeley http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/march-16-dr-samia-altaf-at-uc-berkeley/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/march-16-dr-samia-altaf-at-uc-berkeley/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:39:15 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2166 Save the date. PACC and TCF-USA are cosponsoring a program with UC Berkeley on March 16 with Dr. Samia Altaf, author of the book So Much Aid, So Little Development. Details to follow

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/march-16-dr-samia-altaf-at-uc-berkeley/feed/ 0 Pakistan Day Celebration http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/2182/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/2182/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:02:35 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2182 PACC will be celebrating Pakistan Day on Saturday, March 17 in the evening with a theme of “Empowering Pakistani Women” . Pakistan Consul General Mrs. Riffat Masood will be chief guest. It is cosponsored by TCF-USA. We will have Dr. Samia Altaf who will review her book So Much Aid, So Little Development followed by a panel discussion with accomplished Pakistani ladies. There will be an entertainment segment. Exact venue and other details will follow soon

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/2182/feed/ 0 Celebrate Pakistan; Arts/Crafts show by Children http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/celebrate-pakistan-artscrafts-show-by-children/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/celebrate-pakistan-artscrafts-show-by-children/#comments Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:33:24 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2161 On March 24th (2-4PM), PACC is organizing Celebrate Pakistan, an event by children to show their arts and crafts talent. It will be held at PACC at 1639A S. Main St., Milpitas, CA, 95035. More details will be coming soon.

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/02/celebrate-pakistan-artscrafts-show-by-children/feed/ 0 Speakers Needed for Pakistan Speakers Bureau http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/speakers-needed-for-pakistan-speaker-bureau/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/speakers-needed-for-pakistan-speaker-bureau/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:00:39 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2142 Under the initiative of projecting positive image of Pakistan, we are looking for speakers to give talks in public venues. You will be trained on  a documentary clips and a slide deck (about 20 minutes) followed by 30 minute Q&A from the audience.  You must be passionate about Pakistan’s image in this country. You must be a good public speaker with a good knowledge of Pakistani society, history, culture, geography and current events. If you are interested, please send an email to Amjad Noorani at amjad.noorani@yahoo.com with a short bio.

]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/speakers-needed-for-pakistan-speaker-bureau/feed/ 0 PACC’s New Initiatives http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/paccs-new-initiatives/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/paccs-new-initiatives/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:17:35 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2131 Project Positive Image of Pakistan 

  • Explore collaboration with Cal and Stanford for panel discussions, seminars and scholarships
  • Presentations to mainstream community via documentary, slide show, trained speakers’ bureau at forums like KQED, libraries, clubs etc.
  • Promote Pakistani Americans’ contributions to US society
Improve Program Quality

  • New facility upgrade
  • Program content, venues, décor
  • New website design
Create Youth Group
  • Younger people participation in management
Language Programs in Different Locality
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]]> http://www.pacc-ca.org/2012/01/ny-survey/feed/ 0 New Year’s Eve Program on Dec 31 http://www.pacc-ca.org/2011/11/new-year-eve-program-on-dec-31/ http://www.pacc-ca.org/2011/11/new-year-eve-program-on-dec-31/#comments Wed, 30 Nov 2011 01:16:36 +0000 admin http://www.pacc-ca.org/?p=2012 It was a superb event. Fantastic and humorous emceeing, songs from 50s to 2010, dress competition and lively band. People did not want to leave even at 1AM.

Photos By Shariq Qureshi

Photos By G. Nasreen

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