Baloch Americans
Americans of Baloch descent
Baloch Americans (Balochi: آمریکی بلۏچ, romanized: Âmriki Baloč) are Americans of Baloch descent. A 2015 eight-part documentary by VSH News, the first Balochi language news channel, called Baloch in America, showcasing Baloch Americans lives of Baloch people in the United States, including within Washington D.C., New York City (NYC), Texas, North Carolina, and Washington state.
Many Baloch Americans come from Pakistan, in areas such as Balochistan province, Karachi, and elsewhere in Pakistan. Others come from the Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
Political activities
Baloch Americans are politically active in dealing with issues concerning the Baloch population in Iran and Pakistan. A congressional hearing of the United States (U.S.) House Committee on Foreign Affairs on February 8, 2012, chaired by Republican Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, highlighted human rights abuses attributed to the Pakistani security forces in Balochistan. The hearing drew severe criticism from the Pakistani government which described it as interference into its domestic affairs.
Soon after the hearing on Balochistan, Rohrabacher introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 18, 2012, calling upon Pakistan to recognise the Baloch right to self-determination. House Representatives Louie Gohmert and Steve King co-sponsored the motion that highlighted Balochistan's troubled past with Pakistan. In a op-ed named; Why I support Baluchistan, published in The Washington Post (WP), Rohrabacher said:"I make no apology for submitting a resolution championing the oppressed people of Baluchistan [sic] in their dealings with a Pakistani government that has betrayed our trust."Baloch Americans staged a demonstration outside the White House to protest a visit by former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in October 2013.
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