Four Sisters, a Mother and The American Dream by Michael Valliant
Generosity ~ helping your neighbors and community ~ is one of the pillars Shahida Perveen has instilled in her four daughters, and also her businesses, Four Sisters Kabob and Curry and Halal Meat and Groceries. Giving back just seems like the right thing to do when her life and those of her daughters are a piece of the American dream. Shahida’s father, Muhammad Khan, worked as a personal chef for an American diplomat in Pakistan. The couple he worked for liked his
food so much, and thought so highly of him, they offered to bring him to America to continue to cook for them. Khan ultimately retired to Easton, where he opened a business providing in-home care for seniors. In 2000, it was not a great time to live in Pakistan. The economy was struggling. Shahida had been working as a midwife but had three daughters to care for, and two were very young. At the urging of her brother, Shahida and her daughters were sponsored by her father and
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