Iranian American facts for kids

Iranian Americans or Persian Americans are U.S. citizens who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship.

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the United States is the biggest host to Iranian diaspora hosting 1,500,000 Iranian born citizens.
Max Amini, Persian American stand-up comedian
The Los Angeles metropolitan area has the largest concentration of Iranian-Americans. An area along Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles has been officially designated Persian Square by the city.
Public party during Chaharshanbe Suri in San Antonio.
Shahrvand newsletter has been published in Dallas for over 20 years.
A popular Persian restaurant in southern Texas
Kavon Hakimzadeh the captain of the USS Harry Truman is a Texan by birth.