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The largest populations in the US are located in California—in Los Angeles, and in the San Francisco Bay Area, where we now find second- and third-generations Iranian Americans. Even four decades after the 1979 revolution, when Iran had its most significant mass migration, no exact numbers exist on how many live in the diaspora.
Aug 12, 2023 · The United States and Iran have reached a tentative agreement that will eventually set free five detained Americans in Iran and an unknown number of Iranians imprisoned in the U.S. after billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are transferred from banks in South Korea to Qatar.
Jan 6, 2020 · The Census Bureau's estimates from that survey show that nearly half a million Americans self-identified as having Iranian heritage. Many states have large Iranian-American communities. California ...
The 2000 Census Bureau estimates that the Iranian American community (including the US-born children of the Iranian foreign born) numbers around 330,000. Studies using alternative statistical methods have estimated the actual number of Iranian Americans in the range of 691,000 to 1.2 million. See also. Iran portal; Demography of Iran
Most Iranian Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Persian monarchy, with over 40% settling in California, specifically Los Angeles. Unable to return to Iran, they have created many distinct ethnic enclaves, such as the Los Angeles Tehrangeles community in Westwood, Los Angeles.
Jun 29, 2024 · NIAC is funded by the Iranian-American community and prominent American foundations, and is the proud recipient of the Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency. NIAC is an independent organization and does not receive funds from the United States government nor from the Iranian government. Contributions made to NIAC are 100% tax-deductible.
When Roya, an Iranian American high school student, is asked to identify her race, she feels anxiety and doubt. According to the federal government, she and others from the Middle East are white. Indeed, a historical myth circulates even in immigrant families like Roya's, proclaiming Iranians to be the original white race. But based on the treatment Roya and her family receive in American schools, airports, workplaces, and neighborhoods—interactions characterized by intolerance or hate ...
