Why Are There So Many Iranians In Los Angeles? [Becoming Iranian-American, Pt. 1] | AJ+

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  • Опубликовано: 2 июн 2024
  • Los Angeles is home to the largest community of Iranians outside of Iran. But what are the origins of this slice of Iran in America, aka “Tehrangeles”?
    Watch Part 2: • Being Iranian In LA.: ...
    When the 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis happened, Iranians in the United States endured a period of immense anti-Iranian sentiment. They were protested, beaten - even their immigration status was threatened.
    Special Thanks:
    Amy Malek, Neda Maghbouleh, Kevan Harris, Persis Karim
    Resources:
    Neda Maghbouleh - “The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race” (2017)
    Amy Malek - “Claiming Space: Documenting Second-Generation Iranian Americans in Los Angeles” (2015)
    Hamid Naficy - “A Social History of Iranian Cinema Vol. 4” (2012)
    Anita Colby, Jonathan Friedlander, Ron Kelley - “Irangeles: Iranians in Los Angeles” (1993)
    Music tracks courtesy of APM, Audio Networks and West One Music.
    Footage and images courtesy of Getty, AP, AFP, Reuters and Shutterstock.
    Archival: Library of Congress, NBCUniversal Archives, “Best in the West” by Maryam Kashani, Anne Knudsen/Herald-Examiner Collection/Los Angeles Public Library.
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Комментарии • 2 тыс.

  • @manliomartinezbarona5627
    @manliomartinezbarona5627 6 лет назад +516

    I went to visit Iran like ten years ago, I travelled many places there, since that trip I became a fierce defender of Iranians, they are marvellous people.
    My best wishes to iranians from México

    • @hihoyono7206
      @hihoyono7206 5 лет назад +9

      You should have stayed there.

    • @luxiferdo
      @luxiferdo 5 лет назад +17

      All the best wishes ur welcome anytime dude 😊😉

    • @bangtuhauptilagie4866
      @bangtuhauptilagie4866 5 лет назад +5

      beeing guest and actually staying is something different. iranians are proud of their identity. like to call themselves persians or aryans. it's a more nationalist mindset there.

    • @Mer19961996
      @Mer19961996 5 лет назад +9

      I was there last February and the people are so kind in Iran I never experienced this kindness in other places, and I travel a lot. The people are nice, the food and their culture. The people are not their government, they are just human like us. If I have the chance again I will go again to Iran!

    • @davidmccown1712
      @davidmccown1712 5 лет назад

      Manlio Martínez Barona oh so when you went there did you see them Stone gay people to death and did you see anti-semitic signs everywhere yes you did

  • @FavJam
    @FavJam 6 лет назад +580

    People should not be judged by their government’s actions.

    • @alisedighi7833
      @alisedighi7833 5 лет назад +20

      Not always.

    • @alisedighi7833
      @alisedighi7833 5 лет назад +17

      You are so right. The fact that you have written your message in all capitals shows how accurate and intelligent your views are. You deserve to be the dean of sophiology at the most prestigious university in the world.
      Where can I buy your latest book?

    • @Solrac1424
      @Solrac1424 5 лет назад +10

      @@alisedighi7833 dont waste your time on those who accept their ignorance as their only.truth

    • @heatherfeather9951
      @heatherfeather9951 5 лет назад +2

      Exactly!

    • @SameerHameedy
      @SameerHameedy 5 лет назад +5

      Real History India no America meddled with Iranian elections and caused the mess in Iran soo

  • @i6tir
    @i6tir 6 лет назад +965

    Iran would've been a better place if the Americans/British didn't meddle with their politics and oil reserves.

    • @deniseg-hill1730
      @deniseg-hill1730 5 лет назад +57

      i 6tir
      True. In 1953 they could have had a democratically elected government until the British interfered and put in the Puppet Shah.

    • @cutemedli7
      @cutemedli7 5 лет назад +33

      Latin America too.

    • @seliaortiz3809
      @seliaortiz3809 5 лет назад +1

      the all sign treaties we are not there because we want they could have gone to the other 15 muslims country

    • @j.c.8616
      @j.c.8616 5 лет назад +1

      i 6tir FACTS

    • @RafaelArandas
      @RafaelArandas 5 лет назад +34

      Iran would be a better place WITHOUT ORGANIZED RELIGION

  • @ZaneZiba
    @ZaneZiba 5 лет назад +126

    As a Mexican in Los Angeles, I appreciate all Iranian people’ contribution to this state. In my experience, they are hard-working people who also happen to be very beautiful 😁# Ziba

    • @nimaassadi1444
      @nimaassadi1444 Год назад +5

      And as an Iranian-American , I appreciate all my Mexican brothers and sisters for their integrity and incredible resilience . Most hard working and driven people #fuerte

    • @Qaranwadani1993
      @Qaranwadani1993 11 месяцев назад

      @@nimaassadi1444 Most hard working and driven? above others? ummm debatable.

    • @dogecoinmax2862
      @dogecoinmax2862 10 месяцев назад

      @@nimaassadi1444ok 2 faced Persian

    • @dogecoinmax2862
      @dogecoinmax2862 10 месяцев назад

      @@nimaassadi1444is your dad a lawyer or doctor? Which does he defraud? Or does he maybe own a subway chain.

  • @mexchewy
    @mexchewy 6 лет назад +49

    Growing up in Los Angeles, one of my on going memories of Iranians/Persians in the garment district in Santee Alley was how much they chain smoked AND how friendly they are. The statement, "my friend," was constantly said to us Mexicans who went shopping there. "Hello, my friend! What can I get you, my friend!"

    • @elar8256
      @elar8256 6 лет назад +8

      mexchewy ya,because of this reason they r bothered.
      as an Iranian German,I never allow some1 to insult Iran.
      Iran means the land of aryans.so germany & Iran r from one race.I am also member of Nazies.

    • @kamranford4
      @kamranford4 2 года назад +1

      Ugh, I was one of those chain smoking idiots. Wasted 8 years of my life there. Interesting experience but I should have quit it sooner...I mean the garment district and smoking too.

  • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
    @ToiYeuYAHWEH 6 лет назад +74

    I am Vietnamese and I LOVE Iranian people!!! Very beautiful culture, food and people.
    IRAN + VIETNAM = TWO VERY ANCIENT PEOPLES AND CULTURES!! ;-)

    • @Mitchery
      @Mitchery 3 года назад +1

      How old are you?

    • @changchadchanamdong2668
      @changchadchanamdong2668 3 года назад +2

      Vietnam are underachievers and don't even do anything with Chinese culture they adopted lol

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 3 года назад +8

      @@Mitchery Old enough to be your master, boy!!!

    • @lordma0024
      @lordma0024 2 года назад +1

      @@ToiYeuYAHWEH It is a good one

    • @smellyuglybaljeet3857
      @smellyuglybaljeet3857 2 года назад +1

      I’m Iranian and Vietnamese culture is so fascinating and cool. I had a friend who taught me to speak a little of the language

  • @essinereb
    @essinereb 5 лет назад +33

    I love Iranians, I am from Tijuana and I learn about persian culture here in Georgia, USA, I am learning Farsi and planning my very first trip to Iran 🇮🇷 I need advices please!! Dooset daram!! Persians are the most warm people and very funny 😄

  • @user-uk3vt5gy5w
    @user-uk3vt5gy5w 6 лет назад +609

    as Saudi, I have much respect for Iranian people

    • @sayeedhusseinsadat3284
      @sayeedhusseinsadat3284 6 лет назад +11

      Whatever you do it will happen to you same like afghans it is a swear to call you afghan in Iran 🇮🇷 and you would be embarrassed 😩 if someone call you afghan in Iran because people of Iran beat you up if they knew you are from Afghanistan 🇦🇫. Thanks 🙏 God the same thing happened to this bastard motherfuckers.

    • @TabbyAngel2
      @TabbyAngel2 6 лет назад +56

      Thank you my Saudi friend for the kind comment. May our past histories and present politics never taint the respect and humanitarianism for eachother.

    • @TabbyAngel2
      @TabbyAngel2 6 лет назад +26

      Mesopotamian Kurd real Kurds would never say that to their brothers and sisters

    • @TabbyAngel2
      @TabbyAngel2 6 лет назад +35

      hossin maddoh only idiots hate eachother. Not all Iranians hate Afghanis, only the sadistic ones who even hate eachother. We know that Afghan people are our brothers and sisters. Always. Don't let the hate from some people ruin the reality of love. Blessings and greetings to you my brother :) x

    • @mimihw
      @mimihw 6 лет назад +3

      No we don’t love Iranian 😷

  • @joshmellott8013
    @joshmellott8013 5 лет назад +26

    I grew up in a heavily Iranian area, and I learned to speak some Persian because my neighbors growing up were Iranian and seeing all these foods reminds me of home.

  • @hammun6
    @hammun6 6 лет назад +99

    Happy Nowruz everybody!

  • @zahraz2443
    @zahraz2443 5 лет назад +28

    I've felt the same, I was born in Iraq and moved to the us when I was 6. I lived there for 10 years, but I'm as American as it gets.

  • @dennysm91
    @dennysm91 6 лет назад +311

    Here is the address of anyone wants to try the ice cream
    1525 N La Brea Ave, Hollywood, CA 90028

    • @olyvoyl9382
      @olyvoyl9382 5 лет назад +2

      I would very much try to try some of that yummy stuff.

    • @Solrac1424
      @Solrac1424 5 лет назад +4

      Thank you

    • @bernardohernandez2620
      @bernardohernandez2620 5 лет назад

      I love this place

    • @kristin_4469
      @kristin_4469 5 лет назад +1

      i wish i could come up there obe there but I'm in iran

    • @bernardohernandez2620
      @bernardohernandez2620 5 лет назад +1

      kristin_446 I would also like to visit Iran. So much history but it’s kinda hard for Americans.

  • @hessamstar
    @hessamstar 5 лет назад +16

    Thanks for raising awareness on this topic. As a student from Iran living in the States, I can tell you my experience in a Christian boarding school in the South East Kentucky was very similar to what you mentioned here. People did pointed fingers and cussed at me but thankfully no beating!

  • @AntonsClass
    @AntonsClass 6 лет назад +446

    Iranians tend to be very friendly, in my experience. I respect and enjoy their culture. As an African American, I've only had positive experiences with Persians.

    • @sofiyanadurath1643
      @sofiyanadurath1643 6 лет назад +19

      Anton Takashima yes theyre nice people. Im afghan btw.

    • @mplsridah
      @mplsridah 6 лет назад +14

      African Americans beg to be accepted.

    • @eprahs1
      @eprahs1 6 лет назад +4

      mplsridah thank you

    • @sofiyanadurath1643
      @sofiyanadurath1643 6 лет назад +2

      mplsridah im afghan. I went black but black men arent serious with me. I want to be in a serious relationship. But the black man doesnt want to. What should i do?

    • @crooked52h
      @crooked52h 6 лет назад +3

      mplsridah not by u 😂🤣😅

  • @paulaannstewartTHANKFUL2024
    @paulaannstewartTHANKFUL2024 5 лет назад +9

    This was fantastic! Great job:) Thanks for educating me! I just met an Iranian man today - we both signed up for French lessons here in Montreal, Quebec; where there are many Iranian as well. I have meet a few Iranians around town:) Great people, very welcoming:)

  • @jackconnolly5339
    @jackconnolly5339 5 лет назад +23

    I’m a quarter Persian and proud of it! Would love to visit Iran one day and see where my Grandpa grew up.

  • @lynnegulbrand4052
    @lynnegulbrand4052 5 лет назад +18

    My daughters father is from Iran. He was in the Iranian military and was trained here in the USA. He went back to Iran and knew he had a daughter here but never contacted me about her. I forgave him because he is the one that missed out on a beautiful woman that she is today and has 4 son's which means he is also missing out on 4 absolutely amazing grandson's. I wish I could tell him about them but I don't know if he is even alive, just that he was from a small village near Shiraz. He would be about 64 now. I hope he is happy.

    • @HerryNovri
      @HerryNovri 4 года назад +2

      Iranian Military man? When did he return to Iran? If it is on early 80s, it was not a good time for a US Trained soldier. I am afraid, he did not survive the revolution. If he did, at least he would have tried to contact you and your daughter.

    • @rezasoltani962
      @rezasoltani962 3 года назад

      What was his name, probably he died by the government or war

  • @ciaronsmith4995
    @ciaronsmith4995 6 лет назад +138

    Because Iranians are massively successful immigrants. Maybe the most. Persian culture is one of the high cultures and Iranians have managed to be successful in all areas from Science, tech, sports and arts. Also a lot of these Iranians are Jews in LA...

    • @betrousaltaweel
      @betrousaltaweel 5 лет назад +12

      Ciaron Smith Japanese immigrants are by far the most successful immigrants to the US.

    • @nich0lee
      @nich0lee 5 лет назад +7

      MrThemorningsun I don't think he's saying Jews are Iranian. He's saying many Iranians in LA are of Jewish faith, that being one of the reasons they left Iran to begin with.

    • @eliza1826
      @eliza1826 5 лет назад +1

      @MrThemorningsun lmao are you Israelian jew?

    • @eliza1826
      @eliza1826 5 лет назад +3

      @@betrousaltaweel there isn't even that many Japanese people in the USA why are you lying lmao

    • @betrousaltaweel
      @betrousaltaweel 5 лет назад +3

      美しい死yas there are well over a million Japanese Americans and they have been in the US since the 1800s

  • @isaacbakan1295
    @isaacbakan1295 6 лет назад +203

    Iranians aren't that different from us. They like ice cream. Seriously. Almost every video I see about Iran features ice cream.

    • @viraloracle5151
      @viraloracle5151 6 лет назад +13

      haha funny yea, they love icecream thats true.

    • @i6tir
      @i6tir 6 лет назад +1

      LOL. Great remark :P

    • @persianguy1524
      @persianguy1524 6 лет назад +10

      We're actually very different from you. We're better than you :D

    • @TheKeivan324102334
      @TheKeivan324102334 6 лет назад +2

      EXTRA^^^

    • @marmary5555
      @marmary5555 6 лет назад +17

      Isaac Bakan Persians literally invented ice cream

  • @real_zaghroni2351
    @real_zaghroni2351 Год назад +12

    As an Iranian who lives in Canada I can relate. I travelled to Canada about two years ago, I was being told many many bad things in college. For example I’ve been called bomber, go back to your country and many worse things. I made some good friends but they still call me really bad things sometimes and it’s for jokes only and they always apologize but I still feel really really uncomfortable. WE ARE PEOPLE NOT THE GOVERNMENT.

    • @doubledoc7807
      @doubledoc7807 Год назад +2

      Wow, I'm so sorry that happened to you. I'm American (California) and I began talking to an Iranian guy a while back, and I fell in love! We've been together now for 2-years and I thank God for the fact that we looked past where we were from and looked at each other instead.

    • @pepper2240
      @pepper2240 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@doubledoc7807hello may I ask is there an problem if a person has lived in Iran for 7 years and now wish to live in US. Are there any visa problems??

    • @doubledoc7807
      @doubledoc7807 10 месяцев назад

      @@pepper2240 I was uncertain that I could answer this question truthfully until today, monday, after I spoke to our integration lawyer.. I'm sad to say that there are many "new" or renewed restrictions on Iranian nationals and citizens wishing to enter the USA - legally. However, if you claim asylum citizenship from Iran, you will be granted immediate citizenship. (I know the irony in that, but that is how the US statute is written, according to my immigration lawyer.) Best of luck, truly.)

  • @Soccerhyr2012
    @Soccerhyr2012 5 лет назад +56

    im an arab, and despite the problem Iran and the gulf state has, I still love all the Iranians and have so much respect for them. I met a lot of iranians, and they were all lovely people, i will never hate someone because their government wants me to -from kuwait

    • @eliza1826
      @eliza1826 5 лет назад +7

      Kuwaitis are the coolest arabs ! Plus I love how kuwaitis government work

    • @Soccerhyr2012
      @Soccerhyr2012 5 лет назад

      Thank you!! 美しい死yas

    • @MESSI-fx1ob
      @MESSI-fx1ob 3 года назад +3

      Most Arabs hate gulf states anyways. Us non gulf Arabs like Iran more

    • @anomaly5734
      @anomaly5734 3 года назад +4

      Then say persian gulf

    • @alixpowrt3456
      @alixpowrt3456 7 месяцев назад

      Persian gulf

  • @ogmnrwnkirolb
    @ogmnrwnkirolb 6 лет назад +241

    I LOVE my Iranian people, they got the cutest accent when they speak English :) love and respect from Saudi

    • @rojintania
      @rojintania 6 лет назад +11

      WALEED ALHARBI huge respect for all those progress made by prince Mohammad Bin Salman.our sisters in Saudi arabia deserve more

    • @mousarabipour5800
      @mousarabipour5800 6 лет назад +5

      thanks alot

    • @alisedighi7833
      @alisedighi7833 5 лет назад +13

      no, vee don't hav accent. I espik vit no accent. but tank you very much my frend.

    • @user-gx8pq9si9j
      @user-gx8pq9si9j 5 лет назад +19

      AlexHector Turn your caps off old man. Second off, leave us Persians alone. Peace be upon you.

    • @tavana123
      @tavana123 5 лет назад

      Ok toddler.

  • @Splash-nr8ot
    @Splash-nr8ot 6 лет назад +1

    Super documentary, can't wait to see the subsequent installments.

  • @SimonSozzi7258
    @SimonSozzi7258 6 лет назад +5

    I'm new to LA from NYC. Good to know. Still trying to figure this place out. Love to see diversity and culture in a city.

  • @hebneh
    @hebneh 5 лет назад +10

    I had a coworker from 1979 to the early 1980s who was Iranian who called himself "Persian". I understood why. I was an adult during the entire hostage situation and remember it well, particularly when the hostages were finally released and came back to the USA.

  • @ElzbietaNiziolek
    @ElzbietaNiziolek 6 лет назад +24

    I m lookng for my Iranian friend David. He was born in 1964 and he came from Tehran. In 1989 he was living in Vienna in Austria. In autumn 1989 he went to USA. I would like to find him.

    • @isaacnewton1545
      @isaacnewton1545 6 лет назад

      Elzbieta Niziolek do you have information of him, or picture...

    • @ElzbietaNiziolek
      @ElzbietaNiziolek 6 лет назад +2

      Unfortnately I don t have any photo. I don t remember also his second name. He was azylum seeker. I met him in Vienna in Austria n 1989. Then in autumn 1989 he went to USA. I lost contact with him.

    • @NR-pn6mn
      @NR-pn6mn 5 лет назад +3

      And I’m looking for my dog KeKe from winter 1979, have you seen her? Cause I need her, and I want her

    • @MrStevezed
      @MrStevezed 5 лет назад

      you need a poor iranian boyfriend do you ?

    • @fredperry9235
      @fredperry9235 5 лет назад

      Try Facebook

  • @judyepstein1
    @judyepstein1 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for this eye-opening video!

  • @kingofhornafrican.1415
    @kingofhornafrican.1415 6 лет назад +221

    Respect to iranian people.

  • @alialghamdi.1804
    @alialghamdi.1804 5 лет назад +17

    I'm from Saudi Arabia and I always ask myself why there is this conflict in the Middle East? What if the 1979 revolution did not happen what would it be? Why can't Saudi be liberal and open? Do you guys think Persians and Arabs (governments) will get along? Iran is rich in gas, oil, culture, tradition, music, food, education, nature, etc.... I just, wish we can get along and live beside each other in peace..

    • @hi.its.me.2923
      @hi.its.me.2923 5 лет назад

      Shitty governments are the reason.

    • @Sam-sg5wd
      @Sam-sg5wd 2 года назад +3

      As an Iranian, I salute you my friend! We need more people like you in Saudi Arabia and the middle east!

    • @mahdiyarahn9928
      @mahdiyarahn9928 2 года назад

      Why Saudi Arabia is killing Yemeni people? 8 years killing like drinking water actually you are the problem in Middle East and Zionism regime, YOU ARE THE PROBLEM

  • @Lilylilililly
    @Lilylilililly 2 года назад +19

    I am mexican and I appreciate the Persian influence in California 😍 I had a friend in high school who was half Mexican and Persian. She was gorgeous! What a unique mixture of cultures 🇮🇷🇲🇽♥️

    • @imamkhameneissoldiers3836
      @imamkhameneissoldiers3836 Год назад

      Persian culture is the oldest culture. Our ancestors in ancient times were specific to the era of our great-grandfather Cyrus the Great. The Persians were developed until the arrival of the Arabs and the spread of Islam and the Arabs and the Persians became integrated, where most of the scholars of the Muslims were Persians, and the reason was the culture, arts and intelligence of the Persian people. You will find it very long and there are more than one Persian Empire

    • @ciaronsmith4995
      @ciaronsmith4995 6 месяцев назад

      Persians are really smart.

  • @sagek7949
    @sagek7949 5 лет назад +1

    This was very entertaining and educative. Thanks !

  • @redbugbluebug
    @redbugbluebug 6 лет назад +2

    Cant wait for the upcoming episodes! :)❤

  • @carlsanm1
    @carlsanm1 6 лет назад +51

    thanks for this, all my support to Iranian-Americans. love from Spain

  • @jap882
    @jap882 5 лет назад +38

    love and support to our Iranian brothers and sisters... from the Philippines. 👌 #Respect

  • @Zeratul187
    @Zeratul187 6 лет назад +38

    So, the US installed a dictator and didn't extradite him ........ What did they expect from the Iranian people , what did they think , that the Iranian people will turn around and say " oh , you made a small mistake everything is forgiven" ........

    • @Aerochalklate
      @Aerochalklate 5 лет назад

      Syed Abdul Wasay it’s a part of their secret plan
      NWO

    • @krist-yonnarain7786
      @krist-yonnarain7786 5 лет назад +3

      The us didn’t install the shah(king)Iran already had a monarchy that had been around for centuries but the us began influencing the shah and Iranian politics.

    • @thepessimistictitan2655
      @thepessimistictitan2655 5 лет назад +3

      The Shah was way better then what Iranians have now

    • @thepessimistictitan2655
      @thepessimistictitan2655 5 лет назад +1

      @The Dude You had more freedom. And that is what matters.
      And you do have foreign soldiers on your soil now. You have Hezbollah and Iraqi militias suppressing dissent right now as we speak.

    • @tasinal-hassan8268
      @tasinal-hassan8268 4 года назад +1

      @@thepessimistictitan2655 That's false. It's better now.

  • @Withme-Iran
    @Withme-Iran 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you Yara ! great job ! please continue . Well done and more videos please.

  • @laithal-sheyadi6407
    @laithal-sheyadi6407 6 лет назад +64

    The way he said Tehrangeles at 2:47 gave me chills 😆
    Salam from Oman

  • @luuvis1276
    @luuvis1276 6 лет назад +129

    Love Iran from Somalia

    • @TruthfulAndHumble
      @TruthfulAndHumble 6 лет назад +3

      Carrot Cake
      Me too

    • @davidamajako961
      @davidamajako961 5 лет назад

      Somalia no real government. You rich boy.

    • @Bountylicious
      @Bountylicious 5 лет назад +1

      @@farhia711 you are not even Somali idiot stop lying. We love Iran 🇮🇷

    • @slayer_general4243
      @slayer_general4243 3 года назад +1

      @@Bountylicious shut up. They are shia rafidahs , plus look at them , they have no respect for the Deen . I know because I met them , they have no respect for Islam .

    • @grizzly_gabe
      @grizzly_gabe 3 года назад

      @@slayer_general4243 You sound like a toxic drunk

  • @bettyk8105
    @bettyk8105 5 лет назад

    Very touched by your excellent series. Especially by your father and how torn he felt about his dual loyalties. Nothing wrong with being American of Iranian origin! Loved all the food you showed. What's a culture of if not for the food?? Best part was that you showed all faiths of one culture and the love and respect the people felt for their origins, while at the same time blending into the modern culture of America. You did great in portraying all that! Bravo!

  • @TheSoorin
    @TheSoorin 5 лет назад +1

    Thank you for the good video, it's nice to see the other side of the story.
    I live in Iran and i never though that people who went to the U.S felt this way.

  • @memedcan2061
    @memedcan2061 6 лет назад +227

    Love Iran from iraqi Kurdistan, we share the same blood ❤

    • @mrsiasoli
      @mrsiasoli 6 лет назад +37

      Happy Nowruz my dear Kurdish Brother. No one is closer to us than our Kurdish brothers. Persian, Kurdish and Azari are the same.

    • @memedcan2061
      @memedcan2061 6 лет назад +18

      Happy Newroz too🔥, we are one family 🇹🇯🇮🇷

    • @alirezacheshmak2747
      @alirezacheshmak2747 6 лет назад +13

      hama jabary im from kermanshah.... And i love Kurdistan

    • @memedcan2061
      @memedcan2061 6 лет назад +8

      Alireza Cheshmak Thank you, we love Kermansha(Kermashan) too which is a part of East Kurdistan-Iran ❤

    • @Alex-qd5hy
      @Alex-qd5hy 6 лет назад +7

      Roozbeh Soleimani Azeri are Turkic, even Pashtuns or Tajiks are closer than Azeris

  • @goodvibes_alv
    @goodvibes_alv 6 лет назад +40

    As a Romanian from the LA area (ok Orange County but I hate OC and wanna move to LA), I have a lot of Iranian friends and they are honestly a lot like us, they have a similar culture of being friendly and inviting and whenever I go to an Iranian restaurant or hookah lounge I feel just at home.

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 6 лет назад +5

      I am Vietnamese and I LOVE Iranian people!!! Very beautiful culture, food and people. I am Vietnam
      IRAN + VIETNAM = TWO VERY ANCIENT PEOPLES AND CULTURES!! ;-)

    • @goodvibes_alv
      @goodvibes_alv 6 лет назад +1

      ToiYeuYAHWEH I also like Vietnamese people, especially the women 👌👌

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 6 лет назад +1

      Thank you, all friends of Vietnam. I was in Moldavia last year. Very nice experience.
      Please help us fight against the chinese Nazis who want to steal our land. Thank you.

    • @ustwoalberts
      @ustwoalberts 5 лет назад

      TRavellers visiting Iran nowadays say the same :
      such generous, kind people .Especially since they're on the US list of countries to be bludgioned into subservience by the Dollar economies of the west.

    • @talitali48
      @talitali48 5 лет назад

      Go back in your country Alex

  • @justinomrani2380
    @justinomrani2380 5 лет назад

    Great video, wonderfully produced!

  • @MaSa-bp5qe
    @MaSa-bp5qe 6 лет назад +21

    Arab here, I love Iranians/Persians! Most of the people I admire are actually Iranian =)

    • @anerd143
      @anerd143 3 года назад

      Thanks.❤❤❤

  • @mahdieh1796
    @mahdieh1796 6 лет назад +4

    Great video! Here in Denmark me and most of my friends usually also go by persians, but without any specific reason.. Anyways keep up the good work, & much love! :)

  • @RamoSFTT
    @RamoSFTT 6 лет назад +216

    As a Palestinian I also love Iran and cannot wait to visit your country. I love your language and your food especially falooda.

    • @prairiehorse6168
      @prairiehorse6168 6 лет назад +19

      Mesopotamian Kurd why so mean?

    • @Batwing092
      @Batwing092 6 лет назад +7

      Mesopotamian Kurd Dude what is your problem

    • @Batwing092
      @Batwing092 6 лет назад +19

      Ana Irani min Amrika w Ana B7eb Falastin 🖤🇵🇸

    • @bodybuildinglover4474
      @bodybuildinglover4474 6 лет назад

      RamoSFTT where are you living?in the west bank or outside palestine?

    • @RamoSFTT
      @RamoSFTT 6 лет назад

      Why?

  • @keivan222
    @keivan222 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the representation this is a great video !

  • @GetOutsideYourself
    @GetOutsideYourself 5 лет назад +2

    I love Mashti Malone's. A typical weekend trip to Los Angeles for us might include a meal at Awash Ethiopian cuisine then a stop at Mashti Malone's on the way back to the 101. Growing up in the Los Angeles area, with so many Persian/Iranian friends, there didn't seem to be anything "other" about them. Great video in pointing out the discrimination my friends' families faced and I wasn't even aware of.

  • @gregorydouglaspoole
    @gregorydouglaspoole 6 лет назад +72

    In love with Iran...

  • @TheSilverMoon5
    @TheSilverMoon5 6 лет назад +66

    that ice cream looks so good

  • @NR-pn6mn
    @NR-pn6mn 5 лет назад +2

    Awesome content dude! Thumbs up 👍🏼

  • @DanialKhashabi
    @DanialKhashabi 6 лет назад

    Pumped for the next one! :)

  • @redacted351
    @redacted351 6 лет назад +20

    Happy Nowruz!

  • @jvarela965
    @jvarela965 6 лет назад +8

    My father was a High School teacher in 1979. One girl student whose nickname was nicknamed " Goalie " whose father was an IIAF officer doing training at McDill AFB ended up in the principal's office sobbing because some girls said some unkind things to her. She asked my dad if when he and my mother came from Cuba did people think they were Communists? The answer of course is no. He told her if anyone asks you where you are from tell them Morocco. Her father told mine how only two yrs ago people thought he was a millionaire because he was Iranian , now they think he was a terrorist. ,

    • @elar8256
      @elar8256 6 лет назад +2

      James Varela ya,they r brainwashed

    • @jvarela965
      @jvarela965 6 лет назад +2

      Someone who was advising Khomeini must have told him attack American on American soil and they go pigwild. I remember during the hostage crisis the constant moaning of when Carter was going to take military action? and when Saddam finally sent in the Iraqi army people all over America were cheering , even college students formed Saddam Hussein fan clubs, nobody ever bothered to tell them Iraq was a Soviet client state like Cuba. I also remember my grandmother watching it all and sighing it was all like after the attack on Pear Harbor in 1941. 40 yrs have shown President Carter was right to pursue a diplomatic solution.

  • @deannablaze8599
    @deannablaze8599 3 года назад +2

    Oh.....I am Korean-Singaporean American and I can COMPLETELY relate to you!!!!
    I know EXACTLY how you felt and feel today.

  • @ricemeup4584
    @ricemeup4584 4 года назад +2

    Very interesting and nice video`s! I used them for my class on the relation between integration and transnationalism

  • @leoniegureghian7156
    @leoniegureghian7156 5 лет назад +6

    Iranians are very warm-hearted, friendly, helpful people ... To most people, it would be illogical to mix politics & Iranians perso nality/character ...

  • @kingjayapala
    @kingjayapala 6 лет назад +13

    I used to live in LA and I love Iranians! Mashti Malone's ice cream and faloodeh is the best! I used to go there twice a week and I've never had better ice cream in my life!

  • @elitaeli6442
    @elitaeli6442 5 лет назад +1

    I enjoyed this video so much thank youuuu , lots and lots of love from Iran to all of you

  • @massimochiacchia3261
    @massimochiacchia3261 2 года назад

    Beautifully done!

  • @shahanesmaeili
    @shahanesmaeili 5 лет назад +16

    I Love Iranian Because I'm Iranian 😂😍 and we respect other nations. Peace 👌❤

  • @aidenmcd2726
    @aidenmcd2726 6 лет назад +54

    I don't understand how someone can be so hateful towards a culture. I find it hard to hate any culture because of the food, music, and art.

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 6 лет назад +8

      Yes, you see that in muslim countries against gays.

    • @aidenmcd2726
      @aidenmcd2726 6 лет назад +6

      Michael Carranza while legislation in some countries may be anti gay, that does not mean everyone in that culture or that culture itself is necessarily anti gay. I am referring to all cultures when I say that

    • @josecarranza7555
      @josecarranza7555 6 лет назад +6

      Nope, it's both, islamic government, and islamic cultures who are against gays.
      gays are killed by the government, and in small rural muslim villages, they stone them.

    • @frankozrin5611
      @frankozrin5611 5 лет назад +6

      Michael Carranza Europe and the US used to be homophobic too a few decades ago, so what? Things do not change overnight.

    • @MrStevezed
      @MrStevezed 5 лет назад

      @@josecarranza7555 and christians, and minorities, and the rich.

  • @lofibal
    @lofibal 6 лет назад

    Just exactly what I needed.

  • @daniYVr000
    @daniYVr000 6 лет назад

    ayyyy, waiting for p2

  • @boudicca4841
    @boudicca4841 5 лет назад +12

    I can only speak from personal experience. I was a young woman in London & met many Iranian families who'd fled from Iran after the Shah had been deposed. They were gentle, kind, intelligent & well educated people. The professional classes. They were devastated at what they thought was a massive backward step in their country & wept for their beautiful country. They had lost so much, yet they remained optimistic. I know most either stayed in London or moved to the US. Certainly far, far nicer than the violent thugs invading Europe.

  • @latintrader
    @latintrader 6 лет назад +166

    You enrich Los Angeles .... as a native Angeleno I welcome you with open arms.

    • @middleeastnews8852
      @middleeastnews8852 6 лет назад

      Carlos Aguilar wow, never expected such comment

    • @middleeastnews8852
      @middleeastnews8852 6 лет назад +1

      hossin maddoh why do Iranians hate Afghans?

    • @val-schaeffer1117
      @val-schaeffer1117 6 лет назад

      Is Los Angeles your property? How exactly are you Native. And why are Iranians any more welcome than Nigerian, Vietnamese, Indian or Ukrainian?

    • @spamfilter9685
      @spamfilter9685 6 лет назад +3

      Iranians don't hate afghans. It's just the antipathy towards the refugees from Afghanistan who are criminal. In fact Iranians and Afghans are brothers. At least the persian speaking majority.

    • @youngsavag666
      @youngsavag666 5 лет назад +1

      Steven Lee Not the same at. Mexicans are more diverse genetically with different ancestral roots. Where as Central Americans are mainly of Native American decent and culture.

  • @rmereh
    @rmereh 5 лет назад +1

    love content like this!

  • @nasiim2192
    @nasiim2192 6 лет назад

    Amazing video!

  • @SoundBlackRecordings
    @SoundBlackRecordings 6 лет назад +75

    Oh I miss Persians, Persian food and especially rose ice cream. They don't have that in Germany.

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 6 лет назад +9

      I am Vietnamese and I LOVE Iranian people!!! Very beautiful culture, food and people. I am Vietnam
      IRAN + VIETNAM = TWO VERY ANCIENT PEOPLES AND CULTURES!! ;-)

    • @sarkaniemi
      @sarkaniemi 5 лет назад +2

      Judy there are Iranian communities, stores and restaurants also in Germany. I don't know where in Germany you live, but you have large Iranian communities in Hamburg and Berlin, and some other cities as well. You could maybe find your favorite Persian food there as well, Hamburg, Berlin or elsewhere. Search for it and you will see!

    • @poorang900
      @poorang900 5 лет назад +1

      @@ToiYeuYAHWEH i like to know more about vietnam culture

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 5 лет назад +2

      Roobi, my dear Persian brother. Thank you for your interest in Vietnamese culture. We are one of the oldest people in the world, like that of your beautiful Persian people. And like you, we are very independent-minded people who have to constantly struggle to maintain our freedom and independence. Others have tried to occupy our land and destroy our identity but they have all failed because our Viet culture is much stronger, older and more human than chinese or Western ones. No matter how much bigger and mightier our enemies may be, we Viets will always prevail against them.
      I hope that help, my Persian brother. I wish to enjoy a delicious lamb Polo dish with you along with a refreshing glass of dooug. Shalaam. :-D

    • @ToiYeuYAHWEH
      @ToiYeuYAHWEH 5 лет назад +1

      Iranians and Viets get along perfectly because we come from very ancient lands inhabited by very kind peoples with rich history. I wish Iran will be free from Islamic dictatorship and Vietnam to be free from communist dictatorship. And we must unite against china and their ambitious greed to rule the world. Thank you, Persian brothers and sisters.
      -- Much love and respect from Vietnam.

  • @fadeaway3716
    @fadeaway3716 6 лет назад +147

    Beautiful culture :) Iranians are seriously handsome

    • @alisedighi7833
      @alisedighi7833 5 лет назад +9

      Thank you, we know we are. We are very humble about it too.

    • @ifyourespondyourmad.2409
      @ifyourespondyourmad.2409 3 года назад +4

      Personally Iranians look like light skinned Indians to me. And most Mexicans think that too here in Los Angeles.

    • @basshunterdota625
      @basshunterdota625 3 года назад

      @@ifyourespondyourmad.2409 yep they look like Indians who live near colder parts.😂

    • @persianguy1524
      @persianguy1524 3 года назад +10

      @@ifyourespondyourmad.2409 most of us dont look anything like Indians actually. Most Indians are heavily mixed with dravidians, Iranians arent.

    • @ifyourespondyourmad.2409
      @ifyourespondyourmad.2409 3 года назад +1

      @@persianguy1524 well I mean the guy that made this video does look like he could be indian.

  • @indiamartin3632
    @indiamartin3632 5 лет назад

    This video is so good!
    :)

  • @soulreavergirl1
    @soulreavergirl1 4 года назад

    Great video!!

  • @fahadtube1406
    @fahadtube1406 6 лет назад +6

    They are very lovely people with a great culture. One of my goals this year is to try the Iranian ice cream. I love you, my Iranian brothers and sisters!

  • @oOKitty86Oo
    @oOKitty86Oo 5 лет назад +7

    So many immigrate and make their home in Los Angeles. Torrance, my hometown, was home to the second highest population of Japanese outside of Japan. Second to Hawaii only. Growing up, my best friends was a family that immigrated from Samoa.
    Our favorite place to eat is this Korean BBQ place in Torrance that we grew up with. My schools were always diverse. Myself, I'm half Mexican half French. I remember when my family took a family trip to the East Coast. My mom was forced into an existential crisis when we couldn't find a single grocery store that sold tortillas in Pennsylvania.
    LA is the true melting pot of the US. More so than NY.

    • @eliza1826
      @eliza1826 5 лет назад +1

      True melting pot ? What are you trying to say?

  • @mohammadansari6350
    @mohammadansari6350 6 лет назад

    It was great. Keep it going on

  • @karenterrell8843
    @karenterrell8843 3 года назад +2

    Very interesting video. Does the guy who did it have videos on another channel also? If so I would love to see them.

  • @roshirae16
    @roshirae16 5 лет назад +26

    As a Malaysian who speaks farsi even though I am north Indian by ethnicity visiting my boyfriend in Iran was an amazing experience. Even tho the government is f*cked, people are the nicest. Yani Irania yedune bashan!

    • @meihatsume1165
      @meihatsume1165 2 года назад +2

      thanks for your nice comment about us! :D❤

    • @farismustafa5389
      @farismustafa5389 2 года назад +1

      @@basirj8578 no Khomeini ruined the peace in the middle east. He started proxy wars in the middle east which have ruined countries.

  • @daniella921
    @daniella921 5 лет назад +9

    I love my Iranian friends in Australia and New Zealand

  • @nimabahrami2528
    @nimabahrami2528 6 лет назад

    Dadash nice work 🙌👏

  • @tononly4859
    @tononly4859 5 лет назад

    cool video. luv it!!!

  • @throast5809
    @throast5809 6 лет назад +14

    Ah those were the days when we could defuse situations by saying we're Arab

    • @salmaalmeahlky126
      @salmaalmeahlky126 6 лет назад +3

      THAT ONE GUY oh interesting that
      now u hate it when people start calling u arabs

    • @throast5809
      @throast5809 6 лет назад +1

      Salma Almeahlky oh I meant it as an Arab I'm not Iranian

  • @ammaraslamhirai6549
    @ammaraslamhirai6549 5 лет назад +3

    As Pakistanis we grow up Patronizing Persian Culture and Farsi.
    But we always refer to Iran as Persia.
    Iran after Islamic Revolution has been very different and distant towards us.
    Lots of Love From Pakistan.

  • @crystal2814
    @crystal2814 2 года назад +1

    My brother, friend and I went to Tehrangeles and tried food and ice cream. It was very delicious, but most importantly it was very nice to experience some of the Iranian culture.

  • @Nanapoo
    @Nanapoo 6 лет назад

    I learn a lot with these videos!

    • @joshuajoshua7096
      @joshuajoshua7096 6 лет назад

      ña na, please see this. I have got lot about Iranian from this
      Rick Steves' Iran
      ruclips.net/video/CYoa9hI3CXg/видео.html

  • @salameri6573
    @salameri6573 5 лет назад +9

    As an arab I really love Iranians, they have a rich culture and to this day they are still unique. I don’t agree with their government nor the arab governments, but still they’re very interesting as people and culture. I hope to visit Iran someday.

  • @blackstar19gammaburst85
    @blackstar19gammaburst85 5 лет назад +3

    Tehran winter temperature is more like Maryland, USA and is characterized as a cold desert climate with continental climate and Mediterranean like rain patterns

  • @nazpar2133
    @nazpar2133 6 лет назад

    Nice video yara 👏👏👏

  • @sunnyoutdoors
    @sunnyoutdoors 4 года назад

    great research

  • @salam3098
    @salam3098 6 лет назад +10

    I'm half Iranian and half peruvian, so I love the Iranian culture and the System of gobernment of Iran, i think that the iranians descendant in Latin America have other perspective of the Iranian-Americans¡¡¡

  • @younesrahimi4496
    @younesrahimi4496 5 лет назад +6

    Persian is a race. Some Iranians are azari, lurr, kurd, and Arab. But the majority of Iranians in Iran are Persian. Countries that end with -istan can also refer to themselves as Persians because there were all under the ancient Persia

    • @whoopsbang2hard342
      @whoopsbang2hard342 5 лет назад

      younes rahimi Persian is an ethnicity

    • @user-ok4yr7xh5j
      @user-ok4yr7xh5j 2 года назад +1

      tf u talking about💀

    • @yousifbk8165
      @yousifbk8165 2 года назад

      I agree with everything you said until ur last statement, its so ignorant and illogical my friend.

  • @haco007
    @haco007 5 лет назад

    Very interesting to watch

  • @MariamH1215
    @MariamH1215 5 лет назад

    awesome video

  • @diskographi
    @diskographi 6 лет назад +87

    I wish I could find a Farsi language class
    Maybe I need to go to Santa Monica and find this street
    ایرانی دوست دوست دارم

    • @elar8256
      @elar8256 6 лет назад +6

      William Hill I am ready to help u.

    • @diskographi
      @diskographi 6 лет назад +2

      arizant arkiyan thanks! خوشحال شدم
      من در LA زندگی می کنم.

    • @elar8256
      @elar8256 6 лет назад +1

      William Hill oh,I'm from germany,I wish I was there to talk with you.it is too bad,I am sad.oooops.Good Luck my friend,If u have any question just call me,I'll be ready.

    • @rojintania
      @rojintania 6 лет назад +4

      William it's great to see Americans who are interested in learning Farsi

    • @sayeedhusseinsadat3284
      @sayeedhusseinsadat3284 6 лет назад

      William Hill Whatever you do it will happen to you same like afghans it is a swear to call you afghan in Iran 🇮🇷 and you would be embarrassed 😩 if someone call you afghan in Iran because people of Iran beat you up if they knew you are from Afghanistan 🇦🇫. Thanks 🙏 God the same thing happened to this bastard motherfuckers.

  • @ceecee7243
    @ceecee7243 5 лет назад +4

    Iranians produced the most greathearted, genius, gentle, manful with profound morality and manners.....My hats off to beloved Ahmedinejad ......Never ever the world will see a leader like him, I very much enjoyed all his interviews with the western media’s...... He responded all questions quick with the perfect answer it was like firing bullets to the heart of the bias & puppet journalists , he crushed the heart of the questioner and never got offended at all......I pray that one day u unite the entire Muslim nations who lost each other...... And I prayed u read books written by Leopald Weiss ( aka Mohamed Asad)....... I , too learned lot through his books.......
    My prayer to you all

  • @rabee2040
    @rabee2040 6 лет назад

    Great video

  • @mohilibya9692
    @mohilibya9692 5 лет назад

    Nice episode

  • @thgentleman9210
    @thgentleman9210 2 года назад +5

    I'm Jewish I must say Iranian people have always been kind to me..

    • @footballfan5462
      @footballfan5462 2 года назад

      most iranians in america are jewish

    • @thgentleman9210
      @thgentleman9210 2 года назад

      @@footballfan5462 my friend's wife is actually Mizrahi from Iran. Unfortunately her family had to leave the country during Ayatollah Khomeini.

    • @footballfan5462
      @footballfan5462 2 года назад

      @@thgentleman9210 what part

  • @jesusfelix2283
    @jesusfelix2283 2 года назад +3

    I love all the Iranians people, they are very friendly and hard workers, all they want is peace, and better future. As a Mexican emigrant I have a lot of connections with them. Love and peace ✌️ Iranians brothers and sisters.

  • @desirelabelle2199
    @desirelabelle2199 5 лет назад +2

    I wish them all the best from now and forevermore..its painful to experience all the hate.. anyways saffron is quite very expensive so its a precious ingredient to be used on ice-cream but them using it in their recipes and serving it to people it would show how much importance they care about their customers or any american to try it.

  • @Dweller415
    @Dweller415 6 лет назад

    Great video....