F O R E I G N B O R N P O P U L AT I O N S I N LO S A N G E L E S

TOTAL FOREIGN BORNPOPULATIONS BY CENSUS TRACT

Total

2.000000 - 1026.200000

1026.200001 - 2050.400000

2050.400001 - 3074.600000

3074.600001 - 4098.800000

4098.800001 - 5123.000000

33%

66.7%

Asia

All Other Foreign Born

Foreign Born Populations In Los Angeles County

3,477,813 documented foreign born residents of Los Angeles

1,148,084 reported to be born in Asia

Los Angeles County Asian Foreign Born Populations

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Foreign Born Populations of South Central Asia by Country

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LA Based Foreign Born Populations Compared To Total Place Of Birth

Country Population

On Iran’s Nuclear Activity, October 23rd Presidential Debate• Obama: “As long as I'm president of the

United States Iran will not get a nuclear weapon."

• Romney: “Let me also note that the greatest threat that the world faces, the greatest national security threat, is a nuclear Iran.”

Question?If this is distrust is representative of American attitudes toward Iran, why are there so many Iranians in the United States?

A little bit of history…

1948: Establishment of Israel- Estimated 140,000-150,000 Jews in Iran1979: Establishment of Iranian Islamic Republic- Estimated 80,000 Jews in Iran2011- 8,756 Jews in Iran

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Israel

Iran

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Is religion a determining factor in Iranian and Israeli shared proximity?

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Iran

Israel

Unanswered questions: Why are there so many Iranians clustering over here?

Is there a different religious affiliation?

Sources

• U.S. Census (Foreign Born data)• “Jews Under Muslim Rule: The Case of Persia,”

Wiener Library Bulletin, 32. 1979.