In Our Family
Maintaining Family Connections Across the World and at Home By Carrie Vittitoe • Photos by Melissa Donald
The Kahloons are a close-knit family who values tradition. Nina and Khalid are spending time with Nina’s parents, their grandson Kaedon, and her husband’s nephew Adil (far right).
Khalid and Nina Kahloon, Ashley (19), Lilah (12), Rehan (8), Rahim (7)
Integrating cultural traditions into daily life is an important way for Nina and Khalid Kahloon to bridge the gap between their home in Louisville and their native homeland of Pakistan. By taking regular trips to Pakistan, the Kahloons have an opportunity to expose their children to their Pakistani heritage, and strengthen the family ties. Their childhoods:
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oth Nina and Khalid were born in Pakistan. Nina’s family moved to the United States when she was a young child. Her father was an education professor at the University of Louisville who raised his family in Jeffersontown. Khalid grew up in Pakistan, attending college in Lahore and Islamabad and working as a journalist. In his twenties, he emigrated to the United States, where he attended law school in Michigan. page 32
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