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Tehrangeles (Persian: تهرانجلس) (or Little Persia) is a portmanteau deriving from the combination of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Los Angeles. A Persian community developed in Westwood, Los Angeles after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 prompted thousands of Iranians to flee to the United States. It is a shopping, eating and gathering ...
History. Iranian immigrants began arriving in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s. As the 1979 Iranian Revolution unfolded, large numbers of Iranians fled Iran. Many of them settled in Los Angeles. [4][5] Many Iranian immigrants, including Muslims, Zoroastrians, Christians, and Jews, originated from the upper classes. [6][7]
Hossein Elahi Ghomshei. Hossein Mohyeddin Ghomshei (Persian: حسین محیالدین قمشهای; born 4 January 1940) is an Iranian scholar, philosopher, author, and lecturer on literature, art, and mysticism.
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In 1985, the Los Angeles Times estimated 200,000 Iranian Americans were living in California; and by 1991 the estimate jumped to 800,000, however the accuracy of these numbers could be debated due to a lack of data. [68] [66] In 1990, Los Angeles had a larger population of religious minorities than Muslims, who were the religious majority in ...
Ehsan Yarshater (Persian: احسان يارشاطر; April 3, 1920 – September 1, 2018) [2] was an Iranian historian and linguist who specialized in Iranology. He was the founder and director of the Center for Iranian Studies, and Hagop Kevorkian Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Columbia University. He was the first Persian full-time ...
The International School of Los Angeles ( French: Lycée International de Los Angeles, LILA) is a private, international school for students aged 4 to 18. [1] The International School of Los Angeles holds accreditation by the French Ministry of Education, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, and the International Baccalaureate .
Hollywood High school offers a Teaching Career Academy to students who seek to work with children as a career. Potential careers range from becoming a teacher to being a social worker. In order to give a student a little experience, the school works with other elementary schools and allows Hollywood High School students to tutor elementary ...