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A Persian community developed in Westwood, Los Angeles after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 prompted thousands of Iranians to flee to the United States. It is a shopping, eating and gathering place for the large number (estimates range from 500,000-600,000) of Iranian-Americans and their descendants residing in the Los Angeles metropolitan area ...
Los Angeles Mission College is the ninth and youngest college established in the Los Angeles Community College District.It was first located in high schools, churches, office buildings, shopping centers, and other locations scattered throughout the city of San Fernando and the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles, and opened its doors to the public in February 1975 with approximately twelve ...
Iranian immigrants in Los Angeles: the role of networks and economic integration. LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008. ISBN 1593322402, 9781593322403. Kelley, Ron (editor), Jonathan Friedlander (coeditor), Anita Colby (associate editor), and Ron Kelley (photography). Irangeles: Iranians in Los Angeles. University of California Press, 1993.
A samosa (/ s ə ˈ m oʊ s ə /) (listen ⓘ) ( Persian: سمبوسه) from the Persian word sambosag (سنبوسگ) (meaning 'triangular pastry') is a fried South Asian [2] and West Asian snack. It is a pastry with a savory filling, mostly vegetables, spiced potatoes, onions, and peas, but also meat or fish. It is made in different shapes ...
UCLA Extension is a public continuing education institution headquartered in Westwood, Los Angeles, on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles. Classes are held at UCLA, in Downtown Los Angeles , and other locations throughout Los Angeles County.
An area along Westwood Boulevard in Los Angeles has been officially designated Persian Square by the city. It is widely believed that most Iranian-Americans in the United States are clustered in the large cities of California, namely Greater Los Angeles, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Sacramento, and Fresno.
The West Valley–Mission Community College District (WVMCCD) is a public community college district that serves roughly 20,000 students from Santa Clara County and Santa Cruz County in California. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The district administers two colleges, West Valley College and Mission College , and is headquartered on the campus of West Valley ...
The Merage family (Persian: خانوادهٔ معراج, / m ə ˈ r ɑː dʒ /) is a wealthy Iranian Jewish family residing in Orange County, California. [1] In 2004 the Merage Jewish Community Center [2] opened in Irvine, California; the center was named after the Merage Family and serves the needs of Orange County.