The Iranian Americans : a popular social history of a new American ethnic group /

Iranian immigration to the United States is a relatively new political phenomenon and constitutes one of the highest status foreign-born groups in the United States. More Iranians live in the U.S., today than in any other country in the world other than Iran. It began fifty-five years ago with the s...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Ansari, Maboud
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lewiston, New York : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2013]
Sujets:
Iranian Americans > History.
Iranian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Iranian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Histoire.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Acculturation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Iranian Americans
Iranian Americans > Ethnic identity
History
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Résumé:Iranian immigration to the United States is a relatively new political phenomenon and constitutes one of the highest status foreign-born groups in the United States. More Iranians live in the U.S., today than in any other country in the world other than Iran. It began fifty-five years ago with the study abroad of young Iranians. They came to the United States in the 1950's often as temporary residents (students and interns) but eventually changed their status to permanent residents. However, it was the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the establishment of the Islamic Republic, and the eight years o.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (viii, 217 pages .)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-210) and index.
ISBN:9780773417892
0773417893

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