Iranians in Texas

Mohsen Mostafavi Mobasher teaches anthropology and sociology as an associate professor at the University of Houston-Downtown. He is the editor of The Iranian Diaspora: Challenges, Negotiations, and Transformation.

Foreword by Nestor Rodriguez Preface Preface to the New Edition Introduction Introduction to the New Edition 1. The Paradox of Migration: Neither Happy in Exile nor Looking Forward to Returning Home 2. To Be or Not to Be an Iranian: Politics, Media, and the Paradox of National Identity 3. Double Ambivalence and Double Detachment: The Paradox of Living in the United States 4. To Be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: Family, Cultural Resistance, and the Paradox of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranian Americans 5. Exile and the Paradox of Gender, Marriage, and Family 6. States, Foreign Policy, and the Paradox of Inclusion: U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations since Obama and the Predicament of Iranian Americans 7. Exile and Political Activism: The Paradox of National Allegiance and Political Loyalty Conclusion Afterword Appendix. Research Methodology Acknowledgments Notes References Index

[Praise for the first edition] In this large-scale, comprehensive, and extended time study of Iranian immigrants in Texas, author Mohsen Mobasher used political history between the two countries; four years of participant-observation from 1993 to 1995 and from 2003 to 2005 in Houston, Dallas, and Austin; surveys; open-ended interviews; census materials; printed materials; and information about various Iranian organizations and groups. . . .Throughout the text, the author intersperses statistics with informant quotes and individual life stories. (American Anthropologist) 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. (The Cairo Review of Global Affairs) This new edition will serve as a rich source of data on the Iranian American community which could be used by sociologists, cultural historians, and the ever-increasing number of scholars working on Iranian diaspora today. - Nasrin Rahimieh, author of Iranian Culture: Representation and Identity [Praise for the first edition] Mohsen Mobasher has written an informative account of the Iranian immigrant experience in the United States, exploring what he calls the "paradox" of being Iranian American. (Journal of American Ethnic History)