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A vivid exploration of ethnic identity and political mobility among Iranian immigrants and their descendants in Texas in the wake of the 1978-1979 revolution and its American aftermath, including heightened xenophobia after 9/11 and the response of the Bush administration

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• Chapter 1. The Paradox of Migration: Neither Happy in Exile nor Looking Forward to Returning Home
• Chapter 2. To Be or Not to Be an Iranian: Politics, Media, and the Paradox of National Identity
• Chapter 3. Double Ambivalence and Double Detachment: The Paradox of Living in the United States
• Chapter 4. To Be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: Family, Cultural Resistance, and the Paradox of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranian Americans
• Chapter 5. Exile and the Paradox of Gender, Marriage, and Family
• Conclusion
• Appendix. Research Methodology
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index

About the Author

Mohsen M. Mobasher teaches anthropology and sociology as an Associate Professor at the University of Houston-Downtown. Born in Tehran, Iran, he moved to Texas in 1978 as a teenager. He is the coauthor of Migration, Globalization, and Ethnic Relations.

Reviews

"This is a valuable addition to the literature on Middle Eastern migration to the U.S. And Mobasher's study contains some useful insights for policy makers about the paths to integration among immigrants of all types and backgrounds." - Chris Ulack, The Cairo Review "Mohsen Mobasher - himself an Iranian immigrant - examines the personal and community narratives of Iranian immigrants to America in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution, with special focus on their political status and involvement...The book traces Mobasher's personal experience, the relationship of media to Iranians during the hostage crisis, Iranian immigrants' perception of Americans, and finishes with an examination of generational struggles to adapt to American society." - Middle East Journal