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Kambiz GhaneaBassiri, professor of religion at Reed College, and author of A History of Islam in America and Competing Visions of Islam in the United States. M.R. Ghanoonparvar, professor emeritus of Persian and comparative literature at the faculty of Middle Eastern studies at the University of Texas, Austin
Iranian Americans, also known as Persian Americans, are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry, or who hold Iranian citizenship. Most Iranian Americans arrived in the United States after 1979, as a result of the Iranian Revolution and the fall of the Iranian monarchy , with over 40% settling in California, specifically ...
Pages in category "American people of Iranian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 381 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Persian-language surnames (172 P) Pages in category "Persian-language names" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Before 1919, the Iranian people did not use surnames. An act of the Vossug ed Dowleh government in 1919 introduced the use of surnames, [1] and the practice expanded during the reign of Reza Shah (r. 1925–1941).
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For ease of use, the [i] in front of the last name, and the ending _ve, were dropped. If the last name ends in [a], then removing the [j] would give the name of the patriarch or the place, as in, Grudaj - j = Gruda (place in MM). Otherwise, removing the whole ending [aj] yields the name of founder or place of origin, as in Lekaj - aj = Lek(ë).