The Popular Tale by Athira Manoharan

“…Miss Marvel appeared as a fresh wind in MCU, questioning the collective mistrust towards the Pakistani Muslim community and addressing the scars of partition as well as migration in third-generation Pakistani-Americans. The two web series featured on Netflix and Disney Hotstar are compared and contrasted to elucidate how popular entertainment can act as a soft power for the retention and deconstruction of cultural memory.…”
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Disaggregating the Asian “Other”: Heterogeneity and Methodological Issues in Research on Asian Americans with Disabilities by Rooshey Hasnain, Glenn T. Fujiura, John E. Capua, Tuyen Thi Thanh Bui, Safiy Khan

“…The US Census Bureau recognizes more than 20 distinct Asian nationalities, ranging from South Asian Pakistani Americans to Southeast Asian Americans. Aggregating all Asian Americans together in surveys and studies impedes a sophisticated understanding of their unique needs and strengths. …”
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Book Review: Pakistan’s Nuclear Bomb: A Story of Defiance, Deterrence and Deviance by Hassan Abbas by Minahil Riaz Toor

“…Hassan Abbas is a Pakistani-American academic whose interest area lies in South and Central Asia. …”
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"Ms. Marvel," Tumblr, and the industrial logics of identity in digital spaces by Christopher M. Cox

“…Marvel character, a female teenage Pakistani American Muslim. These articulations are possible due to Tumblr's unique affordances as a mediator of fandom formation—affordances that are both technological and social. …”
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Afghan factor in Pakistan-US relations by Iryna Tykhonenko

“…The collaboration with the Indian side as a tool to deter China is very important for Washington, but has a negative effect to the level of confidence in the Pakistani-American cooperation.…”
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Yes, We Khan—Diversity and De-Monsterization of Muslim Identities in <i>Ms. Marvel</i> (2014–) by Anja Borg Andreassen

“…Khan is Marvel’s first Pakistani-American, Muslim superhero to headline her own comic book; as such, she represents a move towards diversification in a historically conservative, white and masculine genre. …”
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