Iranians in Texas : migration, politics, and ethnic identity /

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<P>Thousands of Iranians fled their homeland when the 1978?1979 revolution ended the fifty-year reign of the Pahlavi Dynasty. Some fled to Europe and Canada, while others settled in the United States, where anti-Iranian sentiment flared as the hostage crisis unfolded. For those who chose Ameri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mobasher, Mohsen M., 1962-
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
1900-1999
Iranian Americans > Texas.
Iranians > Texas.
Immigrants > Texas.
Political refugees > Texas.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Texas.
Iraniens > Texas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Emigration & Immigration.
Immigrants
Iranian Americans
Iranians
Political refugees
Politics and government
Iran > Politics and government > 20th century.
Iran > Politique et gouvernement > 20e siècle.
Iran
Texas
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The paradox of migration: neither happy in exile nor looking forward to returning home
  • To be or not to be an Iranian: politics, media, and the paradox of national identity
  • Double ambivalence and double detachment: the paradox of living in the United States
  • To be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: family, cultural resistance, and the paradox of ethnic identity among second-generation Iranian Americans
  • Exile and the paradox of gender, marriage, and family.

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