Back to Pakistan: A Fifty-Year Journey

236 Pages·2011·4.29 MB·English

by  Leslie Noyes Mass

Back to Pakistan
Map of Pakistan
Back to Pakistan
A Fifty-year Journey
Leslie Noyes Mass
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Copyright © 2011 by Leslie Noyes Mass
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Noyes Mass, Leslie, 1940-
Back to Pakistan : a fifty-year journey / Leslie Noyes Mass.
p. cm.
ISBN 978-1-4422-1319-7 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-4422-1321-0 (ebook)
1. Noyes Mass, Leslie, 1940—Travel—Pakistan. 2. Noyes Mass, Leslie, 1940—
Diaries. 3. Volunteer workers in education—Pakistan—Biography. 4. Volunteer
workers in social service—Pakistan—Biography. 5. Teachers—Training of—Pakistan.
6. Pakistan—Description and travel. 7. Peace Corps (U.S.)—Pakistan—Biography.
I. Title.
LB2844.1.V6N69 2011
371.10095491—dc23 2011019782
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National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library
Materials, ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992.
Printed in the United States of America
For George, with me since the beginning,
and
for the children of Pakistan, with us now and in the future

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Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Prologue xi
1 Arrival in Pakistan, 1962 1
2 Work Assignment, 1962 5
3 The Vision, 1962 11
4 Living Village Life, 1962 19
5 The End of the Beginning, 1962 29
6 Arrival in Pakistan, 2009 35
7 Work Assignment, 2009 43
8 A Clearer Vision, 2009 49
9 An Introduction to The Citizens Foundation 57
10 Setting Up Training, 1963 and 2009 67
11 Behind The Citizens Foundation 79
12 Training in Karachi, 2009 87
13 Arrival in Lahore, 2009 97
14 Training in Lahore, 2009 109
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15 Summer Science Camps, Lahore 117
16 The Gymkhana Club, 2009 125
17 Sheikhupura and Dhamke, 2009 135
18 Khanewal and Harappa, 2009 145
19 Leaving Lahore, 2009 157
20 Islamabad: Modern Pakistan 163
21 Hunza: Another Pakistan 173
22 Pakistan: Unfinished Business 189
Notes 197
Index 205
About the Author 211
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Acknowledgments
Many people are responsible for the creation of this book and deserve
more than thanks—they deserve a medal for forbearance, patience,
and humor. Among them, I’d particularly like to acknowledge:
Barbara Janes (Taffy) and Nancy Parlin, my Peace Corps friends and trav-
eling mates, for their consistently valuable information, advice, and details
about our 2009 return trip to Pakistan;
The Noorani family—Danial, Karen, Sofia, and all of their Pakistan-based
relatives—for their superb organizational skills, lavish meals, and gracious
hospitality;
Everyone at The Citizens Foundation in Pakistan for sharing their ideal-
ism, dedication, and practical experiences with me;
My Dhamke families, for welcoming me when I was young and remember-
ing me so many years later;
Mary and Larry Hasiak, for opening their Florida garret for a quiet place
to write; and
My patient and loving husband, George, for his encouragement and wise
counsel, then and now.
I thank you with all my heart.
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