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Persian Dispersion

A Discussion Of the Effect Of Iranians on Los Angeles-and Angelenos On Iran

 

In the late 1970s, Iranians emigrated by the hundreds of thousands, and a sizeable proportion of them found their way to Los Angeles. Today, Los Angeles County is home to over half a million Iranian Americans. They have changed their new home, and their new home has changed them. In advance of the Zócalo event “What Would a Persian Spring Mean For L.A.?” we asked several Iranian Americans to answer the following question: How have Iranian-Americans shaped Los Angeles, and how might they shape the future of Iran?”

Iranian Americans have …

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The Man With A Take-Some-Prisoners Approach

Assessing the Legacy of James Q. Wilson

Rarely does a public intellectual generate as much admiring disagreement as political scientist James Q. Wilson, who died this year at age 80. At a Zócalo event co-presented by UCLA …

Hawking the Tabloids at Age 10

When the Country Went to War, My Brother and I Went to Work

By Manuel H. Rodriguez |

In 1940 my brother and I went into the newspaper business. I was 10 and Raul was eight. Father had made us a wagon out of plywood. It was an …

Revenge of the (Urban) Nerds

Which Intellectual Had the Greatest Impact on Our Cities?

 

When we think of people who shape cities, we often talk of politicians and financiers. But thinking–the work of scholars–can have an outsized impact on the places in which we …

Ivory Tower No More

Are Universities More Engaged With Their Cities Now?

Throughout the 20th century, Eastman Kodak–whose bankruptcy has been in the news recently–was the largest employer in the city of Rochester. But 70 years after George Eastman’s death, another institution …

What Should Universities Do For Their Cities?

Perspectives On How Gown Can Help Town

 

Universities often set up shop in cities, and cities often set up shop around universities. But the relationship between the two communities–town and gown–can be quite distant, even hostile. What …


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