Mehdi Bozorgmehr
Biographic Data
| ID | 185679 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mehdi Bozorgmehr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mehdi |
| FAMILY NAME | Bozorgmehr |
| SIGNATURE | BOZORGMEHR M |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 272 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States
The Persian Paradox
As a relatively new, highly educated, professional and entrepreneurial immigrant group, Iranian Americans display complex linguistic patterns. In this article, we analyze data from the American Community Survey (ACS) on English language proficiency and languages spoken at home for the first- and second-generation Iranian Americans. These quantitative data are supplemented by in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of Iranian American families…
Panethnicity revisited
Existing theories of panethnicity in the USA concentrate on Asian Americans and Latinos, two umbrella groups that originally coalesced during the 1960s civil rights era. Although the role played by the state is recognized as central to panethnic development, we argue that the influence of this pivotal variable is contingent on historical context. Through a case study of emerging minority groups (Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans in the pos…
Behind the Backlash
Middle Eastern and Muslim American Studies Since 9/11
Success(ion)
More than a generation has passed since the substantial immigration of Iranians to the United States in the late 1970s, resulting in a sizable second-generation population (defined by convention as persons born in the United States and those who immigrated under the age of thirteen). This article presents a first look at the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the second generation at the national level, and compares them with those …
Muslim American Mobilization
Bakalian and Bozorgmehr offer a study of the post-9/11 backlash based on seventy-five in-depth interviews with major Middle Eastern and Muslim advocacy organizations and other experts. They address one of the unexpected consequences of the September 11 backlash against Muslim Americans: the fact that, instead of retrenching in order to avoid being identified as "enemies" of the state, they mobilized. Refusing to capitulate to hate crimes/bias inc…
Georges Sabagh (1920 – 2002)
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Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
Pyong Gap Min, Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns: A Comparison of Koreans and Iranians in Los Angeles, The International Migration Review, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Autumn, 2000), pp. 707-738
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
There are currently two theoretically controversial issues concerning immigrant and ethnic entrepreneurship in the literature, one on its causes and the other on its consequences. The first is the debate about whether ethnic or class resources are more central to the establishment of immigrant/ethnic businesses. The second issue is whether there is a causal connection between ethnic business and ethnic solidarity. Based on a comparison of the two…
From Iranian Studies to Studies of Iranians in the United States
More than any other Factor, The Iranian Revolution of 1978–79 and its aftermath have contributed to the growth of the Iranian diaspora population worldwide. The revolution precipitated the exodus of Iranian exiles or political refugees, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran further discouraged the return of many Iranians already abroad. As a result, by about 1990, 637,500 Iranians were enumerated in official national censuses of t…
Ethnic Los Angeles
Internal Ethnicity
Case studies of immigrant groups have contributed significantly to theoretical developments in the fields of immigration and ethnic studies. The focus on the immigrant group as a whole has resulted in ignoring immigrant subgroups, reducing ethnicity to national-origin. Ethnically diverse immigrant groups contain more than one type of ethnicity. Internal ethnicity refers to the presence of ethnic groups within an immigrant group. It is argued that…
Beyond the Ethnic Enclave Economy
The terms “ethnic economy” and “ethnic enclave economy” designate an immigrant or minority business and employment sector that coexists with the general economy. Users often treat these terms as synonymous. In fact, they are not. The concept of ethnic enclave economy derives from the labor segmentation literature, whereas the concept of ethnic economy derives from the middleman minorities literature. The derivations have shaped the problems that …
Making Ethnic Choices
Internal ethnicity in the ethnic economy
Internal ethnicity refers to ethnic subgroups within an immigrant group. An 'ethnic economy' includes the self-employed and their co-ethnic workers. Although most research treats the boundaries of 'ethnic economy' and its variant, the 'ethnic enclave economy', as though they were coterminous with those of national-origin immigrant groups, this assumption is unreliable. Ethnic boundaries need not coincide with those of nationality origin when inte…
Los Angeles
The Iranian ethnic economy in Los Angeles Ivan LIGHT, Georges SABAGH, Mehdi BOZORGMEHR and Claudia DER-MARTIROSIAN An ethnic economic system is made of independent workers and their ethnic compatriots. This study deals with the cleavage between the « ethnic economy » notion (and its variant, an « enclaved ethnic economy »)and that of « national groups of immigrants ». Ethnic groups indeed do not necessarily coincide with national origins. To illu…
Survey Research among Middle Eastern Immigrant Groups in the United States
Immigration research poses special problems, but survey researchers studying immigrant groups rarely write about the problems they encounter in the design and conduct of their surveys (Hurh and Kim 1984). Three areas of particular importance are: (1) securing the approval of community leaders or persons of influence; (2) identifying adequate frames for relatively small immigrant populations, from which random samples can be selected; and (3) cond…
High Status Immigrants
The authors present a profile of Iranians in the United States. "First, the paper will review trends in Iranian immigration to the United States from 1950 to 1986....Second, all available data will be used to derive an estimate of the 1986 population size of Iranians in the U.S., and major centers of Iranian concentration such as California and Los Angeles. The rest of the paper will present a detailed analysis of the 1980 U.S. Census.... Since s…
Beyond the Ethnic Enclave Economy
The terms “ethnic economy” and “ethnic enclave economy” designate an immigrant or minority business and employment sector that coexists with the general economy. Users often treat these terms as synonymous. In fact, they are not. The concept of ethnic enclave economy derives from the labor segmentation literature, whereas the concept of ethnic economy derives from the middleman minorities literature. The derivations have shaped the problems that …
Internal ethnicity in the ethnic economy
Internal ethnicity refers to ethnic subgroups within an immigrant group. An 'ethnic economy' includes the self-employed and their co-ethnic workers. Although most research treats the boundaries of 'ethnic economy' and its variant, the 'ethnic enclave economy', as though they were coterminous with those of national-origin immigrant groups, this assumption is unreliable. Ethnic boundaries need not coincide with those of nationality origin when inte…
Internal Ethnicity
Case studies of immigrant groups have contributed significantly to theoretical developments in the fields of immigration and ethnic studies. The focus on the immigrant group as a whole has resulted in ignoring immigrant subgroups, reducing ethnicity to national-origin. Ethnically diverse immigrant groups contain more than one type of ethnicity. Internal ethnicity refers to the presence of ethnic groups within an immigrant group. It is argued that…
High Status Immigrants
The authors present a profile of Iranians in the United States. "First, the paper will review trends in Iranian immigration to the United States from 1950 to 1986....Second, all available data will be used to derive an estimate of the 1986 population size of Iranians in the U.S., and major centers of Iranian concentration such as California and Los Angeles. The rest of the paper will present a detailed analysis of the 1980 U.S. Census.... Since s…
Panethnicity revisited
Existing theories of panethnicity in the USA concentrate on Asian Americans and Latinos, two umbrella groups that originally coalesced during the 1960s civil rights era. Although the role played by the state is recognized as central to panethnic development, we argue that the influence of this pivotal variable is contingent on historical context. Through a case study of emerging minority groups (Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans in the pos…
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
There are currently two theoretically controversial issues concerning immigrant and ethnic entrepreneurship in the literature, one on its causes and the other on its consequences. The first is the debate about whether ethnic or class resources are more central to the establishment of immigrant/ethnic businesses. The second issue is whether there is a causal connection between ethnic business and ethnic solidarity. Based on a comparison of the two…
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
Pyong Gap Min, Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns: A Comparison of Koreans and Iranians in Los Angeles, The International Migration Review, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Autumn, 2000), pp. 707-738
From Iranian Studies to Studies of Iranians in the United States
More than any other Factor, The Iranian Revolution of 1978–79 and its aftermath have contributed to the growth of the Iranian diaspora population worldwide. The revolution precipitated the exodus of Iranian exiles or political refugees, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran further discouraged the return of many Iranians already abroad. As a result, by about 1990, 637,500 Iranians were enumerated in official national censuses of t…
Success(ion)
More than a generation has passed since the substantial immigration of Iranians to the United States in the late 1970s, resulting in a sizable second-generation population (defined by convention as persons born in the United States and those who immigrated under the age of thirteen). This article presents a first look at the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the second generation at the national level, and compares them with those …
Middle Eastern and Muslim American Studies Since 9/11
Survey Research among Middle Eastern Immigrant Groups in the United States
Immigration research poses special problems, but survey researchers studying immigrant groups rarely write about the problems they encounter in the design and conduct of their surveys (Hurh and Kim 1984). Three areas of particular importance are: (1) securing the approval of community leaders or persons of influence; (2) identifying adequate frames for relatively small immigrant populations, from which random samples can be selected; and (3) cond…
The Persian Paradox
As a relatively new, highly educated, professional and entrepreneurial immigrant group, Iranian Americans display complex linguistic patterns. In this article, we analyze data from the American Community Survey (ACS) on English language proficiency and languages spoken at home for the first- and second-generation Iranian Americans. These quantitative data are supplemented by in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of Iranian American families…
Los Angeles
The Iranian ethnic economy in Los Angeles Ivan LIGHT, Georges SABAGH, Mehdi BOZORGMEHR and Claudia DER-MARTIROSIAN An ethnic economic system is made of independent workers and their ethnic compatriots. This study deals with the cleavage between the « ethnic economy » notion (and its variant, an « enclaved ethnic economy »)and that of « national groups of immigrants ». Ethnic groups indeed do not necessarily coincide with national origins. To illu…
High Status Immigrants
The authors present a profile of Iranians in the United States. "First, the paper will review trends in Iranian immigration to the United States from 1950 to 1986....Second, all available data will be used to derive an estimate of the 1986 population size of Iranians in the U.S., and major centers of Iranian concentration such as California and Los Angeles. The rest of the paper will present a detailed analysis of the 1980 U.S. Census.... Since s…
Survey Research among Middle Eastern Immigrant Groups in the United States
Immigration research poses special problems, but survey researchers studying immigrant groups rarely write about the problems they encounter in the design and conduct of their surveys (Hurh and Kim 1984). Three areas of particular importance are: (1) securing the approval of community leaders or persons of influence; (2) identifying adequate frames for relatively small immigrant populations, from which random samples can be selected; and (3) cond…
Los Angeles
The Iranian ethnic economy in Los Angeles Ivan LIGHT, Georges SABAGH, Mehdi BOZORGMEHR and Claudia DER-MARTIROSIAN An ethnic economic system is made of independent workers and their ethnic compatriots. This study deals with the cleavage between the « ethnic economy » notion (and its variant, an « enclaved ethnic economy »)and that of « national groups of immigrants ». Ethnic groups indeed do not necessarily coincide with national origins. To illu…
Making Ethnic Choices
Internal ethnicity in the ethnic economy
Internal ethnicity refers to ethnic subgroups within an immigrant group. An 'ethnic economy' includes the self-employed and their co-ethnic workers. Although most research treats the boundaries of 'ethnic economy' and its variant, the 'ethnic enclave economy', as though they were coterminous with those of national-origin immigrant groups, this assumption is unreliable. Ethnic boundaries need not coincide with those of nationality origin when inte…
Beyond the Ethnic Enclave Economy
The terms “ethnic economy” and “ethnic enclave economy” designate an immigrant or minority business and employment sector that coexists with the general economy. Users often treat these terms as synonymous. In fact, they are not. The concept of ethnic enclave economy derives from the labor segmentation literature, whereas the concept of ethnic economy derives from the middleman minorities literature. The derivations have shaped the problems that …
Internal Ethnicity
Case studies of immigrant groups have contributed significantly to theoretical developments in the fields of immigration and ethnic studies. The focus on the immigrant group as a whole has resulted in ignoring immigrant subgroups, reducing ethnicity to national-origin. Ethnically diverse immigrant groups contain more than one type of ethnicity. Internal ethnicity refers to the presence of ethnic groups within an immigrant group. It is argued that…
From Iranian Studies to Studies of Iranians in the United States
More than any other Factor, The Iranian Revolution of 1978–79 and its aftermath have contributed to the growth of the Iranian diaspora population worldwide. The revolution precipitated the exodus of Iranian exiles or political refugees, and the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran further discouraged the return of many Iranians already abroad. As a result, by about 1990, 637,500 Iranians were enumerated in official national censuses of t…
Ethnic Los Angeles
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
Pyong Gap Min, Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns: A Comparison of Koreans and Iranians in Los Angeles, The International Migration Review, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Autumn, 2000), pp. 707-738
Immigrant Entrepreneurship and Business Patterns
There are currently two theoretically controversial issues concerning immigrant and ethnic entrepreneurship in the literature, one on its causes and the other on its consequences. The first is the debate about whether ethnic or class resources are more central to the establishment of immigrant/ethnic businesses. The second issue is whether there is a causal connection between ethnic business and ethnic solidarity. Based on a comparison of the two…
Georges Sabagh (1920 – 2002)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Muslim American Mobilization
Bakalian and Bozorgmehr offer a study of the post-9/11 backlash based on seventy-five in-depth interviews with major Middle Eastern and Muslim advocacy organizations and other experts. They address one of the unexpected consequences of the September 11 backlash against Muslim Americans: the fact that, instead of retrenching in order to avoid being identified as "enemies" of the state, they mobilized. Refusing to capitulate to hate crimes/bias inc…
Success(ion)
More than a generation has passed since the substantial immigration of Iranians to the United States in the late 1970s, resulting in a sizable second-generation population (defined by convention as persons born in the United States and those who immigrated under the age of thirteen). This article presents a first look at the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the second generation at the national level, and compares them with those …
Middle Eastern and Muslim American Studies Since 9/11
Behind the Backlash
The Persian Paradox
As a relatively new, highly educated, professional and entrepreneurial immigrant group, Iranian Americans display complex linguistic patterns. In this article, we analyze data from the American Community Survey (ACS) on English language proficiency and languages spoken at home for the first- and second-generation Iranian Americans. These quantitative data are supplemented by in-depth interviews with a purposive sample of Iranian American families…
Panethnicity revisited
Existing theories of panethnicity in the USA concentrate on Asian Americans and Latinos, two umbrella groups that originally coalesced during the 1960s civil rights era. Although the role played by the state is recognized as central to panethnic development, we argue that the influence of this pivotal variable is contingent on historical context. Through a case study of emerging minority groups (Middle Eastern and South Asian Americans in the pos…
Growing Up Muslim in Europe and the United States
Political science (17 works) · Sociology (17 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (14 works) · Immigration (11 works) · Law (11 works) · Ethnic group (10 works) · Geography (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (8 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (7 works) · Law (7 works)