Iranian American
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Iranian Americans are U.S. residents or citizens of Iranian (Persian) heritage, known for a highly educated, professionally successful diaspora with significant cultural, academic, and entrepreneurial contributions.
Aliases (5)
Statements (90)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
diaspora community
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ethnic group → |
| associatedWith |
Iranian American business associations
→
Iranian American civic organizations → Iranian student associations at U.S. universities → Nowruz celebrations in the United States → Persian language schools in the United States → |
| citizenshipStatus |
U.S. citizen
→
U.S. permanent resident → |
| continentOfOrigin |
Asia
→
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| countryOfResidence |
United States
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| culturalHeritage |
Iranian cuisine
→
Persian carpet weaving → Persian culture → Persian literature → Persian music → Persian visual arts → |
| demographicCharacteristic |
concentration in professional occupations
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high household income relative to U.S. average → high proportion with college degrees → |
| diasporaFrom |
Iran
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| engageIn |
philanthropy
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political advocacy → transnational ties with Iran → |
| ethnicOrigin |
Iranian
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Persian → |
| faced |
discrimination
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stereotyping → |
| fieldOfActivity |
academia and research
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arts and entertainment → finance and investment → hospitality industry → information technology → law and public policy → medicine and healthcare → real estate → science and engineering → |
| hasSubgroup |
Iranian Armenian Americans
→
Iranian Azeri Americans → Iranian Jewish Americans → Iranian Kurdish Americans → Persian Americans → |
| immigrationStatus |
first-generation immigrants
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second-generation Americans → third-generation Americans → |
| knownFor |
academic contributions
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cultural contributions → engineering profession representation → entrepreneurship → high educational attainment → medical profession representation → professional success → small business ownership → technology sector contributions → |
| language |
Armenian
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Assyrian Neo-Aramaic → Azeri → English → Farsi → Kurdish → Persian → |
| majorSettlement |
Atlanta metropolitan area
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Beverly Hills → Boston metropolitan area → Dallas–Fort Worth → Houston NERFINISHED → Los Angeles metropolitan area → New York City metropolitan area → Orange County, California NERFINISHED → San Diego → San Francisco Bay Area → Tehrangeles → Washington, D.C. metropolitan area → Westwood, Los Angeles → |
| partOf |
Asian Americans
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Iranian diaspora → Middle Eastern Americans → |
| regionOfOrigin |
Middle East
→
|
| religion |
Baháʼí Faith
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Christianity → Islam → Judaism → Shia Islam → Sunni Islam → Zoroastrianism → non-religious → |
| significantMigrationWave |
Iran–Iraq War period
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post-1979 Iranian Revolution → post-2000 skilled migration → |
| subjectTo |
U.S. immigration policy toward Iran
→
|
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Iranian Americans
("Persian Americans")
→
Iranian Americans ("Iranian Jewish Americans") → |
hasSubgroup |
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Iranian Americans
("Iranian American civic organizations")
→
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associatedWith |
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Middle Eastern American
→
|
hasEthnicComponent |
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Asian American
→
|
hasPart |
|
Mandaean Americans
→
|
identity |
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Dara Khosrowshahi
("Iranian-American")
→
|
nationality |