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About ISG

How Iranian Americans perceive each other? Sara Sarkhili with special thanks to Hazhir Rahmandad Iranian Studies Group at MIT http://www.isg-mit.org/ IAAB 2007. About ISG. Iranian Studies Group (ISG) at MIT

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  1. How Iranian Americans perceive each other?Sara Sarkhiliwith special thanks to Hazhir RahmandadIranian Studies Group at MIThttp://www.isg-mit.org/IAAB 2007

  2. About ISG Iranian Studies Group (ISG) at MIT A non-partisan, non-profit, academic organization with the goal of promoting Iranian civil society through conducting research on issues related to the Iranian society in Iran and abroad ISG goals Bridge the gap between research, public knowledge, and policy-making Create a network of academics, community leaders and interested individuals in Iran, the U.S., and other parts of the world

  3. Survey Characteristics Online survey between January-March 2005 3880 Valid Responses 62.4% male and, 37.6% female respondents Around 60% Naturalized U.S. Citizens (first generation IA), 12% U.S.-born, 12% permanent residents, 8% students , and the rest asylums, skilled workers, etc. Average age of respondents between 35-49 Average education of respondents, B.S. and then M.S. degree

  4. What factors determine how Iranians introduce themselves?

  5. Methods • Logistic regression estimating the probability of “yes” answer to the question of: “When asked, you introduce yourself as…” • Independent Variables: Age, Gender, Income, Interaction with Iranians, Visiting Iran, Recently Moved to U.S., Education, Religion, Ethnicity, Residency status, Marital Status, Spouse nationality Next Pages: Reporting the statistically significant variables only

  6. Analysis Factors Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  7. Introduce as Persian Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location West Coast Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  8. Introduce as Iranian Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender Period Moved To Iran When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality East Coast Location Education Student Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Christian Jewish Religion

  9. Introduce depends on the situation Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender Female Period Moved To Iran When moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  10. What factors determine how Iranians living in U.S. perceive each other?

  11. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Support for each other”?

  12. Perception of being supportive Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender Female When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Christian Jewish Jewish Religion

  13. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Preservation of cultural values”?

  14. Perception of cultural values Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender Female Period Moved To Iran When moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  15. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Social etiquette”?

  16. Perception of Social Etiquette Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Christian Jewish Religion

  17. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Economic contributions to the U.S.”?

  18. Perception of Economic Contribution Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  19. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Respect of other communities and cultures” ?

  20. Respect for other communities Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Jewish Religion

  21. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Business ethics”?

  22. Business Ethics Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location West Coast Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Jewish Religion

  23. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Team work” ?

  24. Team work Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  25. Overall Patterns How Iranians introduce themselves Age Interaction with other Iranians When moved to U.S How often they visit Iran

  26. Overall Patterns Perception of Iranians of their community Education Religion: Muslims and Atheists Residency: U.S Citizens Interaction with other Iranians

  27. Future Research • Patterns of discrimination and its reporting • Spouse nationality selection • Patterns of media consumption • Charity contributions • Going back to Iran • Appeal of Iranian cultural aspects

  28. More discussions

  29. Introduce as Iranian-American Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Student Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  30. Introduce as Persian-American Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  31. Introduce As American Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender Period Moved To Iran When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  32. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Civic participation” ?

  33. Civic Participation Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  34. What is your perception of the Iranian-American community in terms of “Support for common community goals”?

  35. Support for common community goals Demographic Relation to Iran(ians) Age Gender When Moved To U.S Marital status Income Residency Visiting Iran Spouse Nationality Location Education Education Student Permanent Interaction With Iranians Interaction With Iranians U.S Citizen U.S Citizen Refugee Skilled Worker Ethnicity Spiritual Spiritual Bahaii Azari Gilak Zoroastrian Muslim Agnostic Other Ethnicities Persian Atheist Atheist Kurdish Christian Jewish Religion

  36. Demographic

  37. Demographic

  38. Demographic

  39. Immigration Period

  40. Ethnicity

  41. Religion Diversity

  42. Family: Spouse’s Nationality

  43. How often your children have visited Iran?

  44. Important aspects for Iranian parents in educating their children:

  45. Frequency of Interaction with Iranians

  46. How Iranians introduce themselves?

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