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FOREIGN BORN POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES. Foreign Born Populations In Los Angeles County. 3,477,813 documented foreign born residents of Los Angeles 1,148,084 reported to be born i n Asia. Los Angeles County Asian Foreign Born Populations.
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FOREIGN BORN POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES
Foreign Born Populations In Los Angeles County 3,477,813 documented foreign born residents of Los Angeles 1,148,084 reported to be born in Asia
Los Angeles County Asian Foreign Born Populations San Fernando Valley
On Iran’s Nuclear Activity, October 23rd Presidential Debate • Obama: “As long as I'm president of the United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon." • Romney: “Let me also note that the greatest threat that the world faces, the greatest national security threat, is a nuclear Iran.” Question? If this isdistrust is representative of American attitudes toward Iran, why are there so many Iranians inthe United States?
A little bit of history… 1948: Establishment of Israel - Estimated 140,000-150,000 Jews in Iran 1979: Establishment of Iranian Islamic Republic • Estimated 80,000 Jews in Iran 2011 - 8,756 Jews in Iran
So is there a correlation between Iranians and Israelis in Los Angeles?
Is religion a determining factor in Iranian and Israeli shared proximity? Unanswered questions: Why are there so many Iranians clustering over here? Is there a different religious affiliation?
Sources • U.S. Census (Foreign Born data) • “Jews Under Muslim Rule: The Case of Persia,” Wiener Library Bulletin, 32. 1979.