What People Get Wrong About Iranian-Americans [Becoming Iranian-American, Pt. 4] | AJ+
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- Iranian-Americans (aka Persians) break down common myths and misconceptions about them, and tell the world what being "Persian" really means.
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I went to visit Iran like ten years ago, I travelled many place there, since that trip I became a fierce defender of Iranians, they are marvellous people.
My best wishes to iranians from México
Thanks your welcome to visit us eny time
*Iranian is the nationality*
*Persian is the ethnicity*
You can be both. You don't have to choose one over another one.
@1 looper They had it right though? Iranian means you have origins from Iran and is a more vague term because not all Iranians are Persian. There are Arabs, Kurds, Azerbaijanis, Jews, Armenians, etc. And I say this as a Persian myself.
Don't forget baloch people
Muhammad Hussain baloch are Pakistani since ancient times
1 looper shut up, you arent any different from being a foreigner,
@@jess-de5kh are persian
Last video. Nooooo. We wanted more of Yara and Iran.
there's more... just not in the series.
There's one with him on Ramadan and one on the Iran deal...
It’s such a pity that these excellent documentaries aren’t as seen as they should be. Keep up the good work!
Yara, you've no idea how magnificant and well-put this series are documented. I tip my hat off to your excellent hard work. As a 7 years old Iranian child, who's parents fled as refugees to The Netherlands, I've always felt lost in the two identities. I can't truly feel Dutch, since I've always been seen as an immigrant, but neither am I fully Iranian.. I even feel like I've left a peace of my heart back in Iran and never had the chance to meet it again, since I've not been back in these 17 years of our stay in The Netherlands...
But thanks to your honest view on this topic, I realised that it's best to embrace both and love both identities.
So thank you, for helping me figure it out.
By the way.. your parents are the cutest 😍
Very nice series. I'm an American going to Iran for a couple weeks next month and it's nice to learn about the Iranian-American community in the US/California. I'm from a small Ohio town and don't know many Iranians and didn't know about the community in LA (and haven't watched that tv show), just going for the experience and chance to learn about a new (to me) and misunderstood country and culture.
I've watched a lot of travel documentaries (Anthony Bourdain, Rick Steves) and vlogs to get a feel for the country. Also watched documentaries on the Persian Empire and the US-Iran relations from the 50's to present day to better understand the history between us. And most importantly I've watched a lot of food videos, ready to eat everything over there. Pretty excited, can't wait!
You should join the Liwa Fatemiyoun... they pay you and you can get Iranian citizenship that way. th-cam.com/video/k8GTpCNYQOk/w-d-xo.html
balooko31 Nice, im sure you will enjoy Iran there and look at it from the point of view of a typical iranian and not the terrifying ruling regime/government. Oh and one suggestion: Iranians keep doing what's called the "Tarof", its where they insist and you resist! Its weird but it is a sign of respect or something like that, so if anyone tarofs by like for example offering you a gift, then just say something like "no i cant take that". :)
Brent W the terrorist regime who rules Iran is not even close to the Iranian people. During the revolution, this regime promised the citizens a glorified iran and everyone would be happy, buuuuut they did not fulfill any of the promises. But think about it though, if Iran still had its monarch and relations with other countries then it would be one of the most modern, peaceful, and first world country in the middle east or even asia from what I predict.
@synco pated to be honest, these couple of months I have gone through some changes and realizations of the zionist deep state and american imperialism and I to some extent agree with you. But I believe the state of the people, the living standards, etc would be much better with the crappy puppet monarchy. I would make that sacrifice.
All of the people I have met from Iran, Iraq, and Syria have been lovely. We should embrace them in our communities.
I am Persian and Iranian. Like my friend is English and British. You don't have to choose.
Pu Ya your dumb english is a language, british is ethnicity
@Daniel Gaming not true
@@danialparviz4036 Actually the English are the people of England... British are the people of Great Britain as a whole.
@@javadbahram795 what's the point then?
I'm not Iranian but i love this serie, sad that this is the last video
I am of half Iranian and this made me feel so validated in the feeling of never being fully Persian or American, thank you AJ+/Yara
You father resembles your ethincty
I'm Armenian Arab from Jordan and I Love my Iranian brothers and sisters
Aren't Armenians white?
@@millevenon5853 you have the internet, you can look it up yourself
@@millevenon5853 Does Kim Kardashian look white to you?
We love you too
Well technically so are arabs
Thank you for producing a fantastic series. I used to live in LA and miss those amazing Persian restaurants. Thanks for putting a human face on a diverse and rich American subculture.
I love Iranians whether they live in Iran or elsewhere....all those I meet where so cool and lovely person
J Briggs shitposting about iranians after shooting a school up?
Yes we are cool😎😎😂😂😂😂
Yes same like my thinking about iranian people they are so cool minded and well mannered ...
Yara.....why am I crying ?! this series was just....top notch! Keep up the good work 🌺
Same here Sara....especially after episode 3.
I could feel his father's emotion as if I were there with them.....my tears were flowing.
So glad I found these videos, a happy accident.
Khodafez.
I am 60 year old Man I left Iran when I was 13 since then I have lived in the U.K in The U.S.A and in what was called West Germany and finally in Dubai.
In London I have seen the national fronts the Brick stone affair the Falkland war the Iron lady transforming the British society
In America I was treated very harshly often called a Mexican as if being a Mexican was something bad In Germany I have been called the Schwartz Kauf ( black head ) Ausländer raus ( foreigner get lost ) I was hoping that one day we can see beyond racial , religious beliefs and ethnic backgrounds with the advancements in science , humans can live a harmonious and a happy life.
Unfortunately we still have the hunger the greedy rich and the sneaky people and no happiness is at sight for the mankind. My misfortune is neither am I accepted by other cultures nor in my homeland being Iran .
That is why I recommend Dubai to people like myself obviously only Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as I have had a very good experience with for the past 20 years.
This was such a good series
Persian is honestly a very different term from Iranian. There are Persians living all over Asia everywhere from
China, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan to even some in Azerbaijan. Iranians though, they only exist in one place.
Persian is an ethnicity that makes up over 70% of Iranian people.
+Stefano Giordanengo
Not too long ago, people used to say that 49-50% of Iran are persian, rest are kurds, azeris, gilakis, balouchis etc. But as the assimilation policies are taking hold, more and more people are losing their mothertongue in favour of (standard) persian. Which is why people talk about 60% persian. It's an extremely negative development.
Wait! What?
I'm a iranian, and I know 1 thing ! That all of persians live in iran but in other countries like Afghanistan they just speak persian!
Alex Nurjispour so get out! 😊
cyber ghost pretty sure I know quite a few Persian Pakistanis. My cousins are also Persian Afghans. It isn’t all that unique to Iran. Unless I misunderstood what you meant?
Here are my ideas for the next Untold America series and I don't damn care about what people about ideas: Bangladeshi-Americans, Somali-Americans in Minneapolis, Arab-Americans, Filipino-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Chinese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Southeast Asian-Americans (Vietnamese, Thai, Cambodian), Sub-Saharan African-Americans and thank you very much for making this series. Too bad, you couldn't meet and introduce the viewers Jimmy Delshad, America's first Iranian mayor. He was the mayor of Beverly Hills.
As a European: Today I learned that there is a show called "Shahs of Sunset".
same
I live in Tajikistan a Persian people that speaks a language that is mutually intelligible with Farsi. So when people say Persian it could mean Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, some Persian people scattered around the Middle East and Turkey. So remember when someone says they are Persian it can mean other places and people in that Persian culture/ language group.
I want to say thank you for making this series, it is extremely important for this country to have such great insight into the truth, it is truly sad how many of us do not educate ourselves on the outside world more and what you are doing is perhaps more important than you may even realize. MOTESHAKERAM.
Iran has great past and great culture, they should be proud
Thanks a lot Yara. as an Iranian which lives inside Iran, it was really interesting to know all this about LA Iranian community. well done
Yara, Great series! Thanks for making this! Brought back a lot of BitterSweet memories of the 70s and 80s when I was growing up and living in the States! Again, Kudos from IranianAmerican living in Japan!
Iranians look like us Italians, love our green white red brothers🇮🇷🇮🇹
You're right 😂😂😂. And our flags are similar
Indo-European brothers
PROUD TO BE A IRANIAN🇮🇷
The only part I'm disappointed in is that missing the part where a lot of Persians call themselves that because they identify with the ruler b4 the revolution and not the government that took over. I only knew one Persian in my life and this was a very strong sentiment with her and her family. While she respects the place being called Iran she remembered what it was and how well the country was then. Anyway, other than that it seems descent.
Iran is composed of many ethnicities, approximately 60% Persian, 25% Azeris and the rest consists of Kurds, Mazandaranis, Gilaks, Lurs, Talysh, Tats, Baloch, Arabs, Assyrians, Jews, Mandaeans, Armenians, Georgians, Circassians. They are Iranians but different ethnicities.
Thank you Yara ! great job ! please continue . Well done and more videos please
Aww Came to a end already... lovely series, great job.
Excellent video. Thank you for this :) I get really offended when I see many American people know so little about who we are and just categorize all middle easterners as the same and in a unfavorable light. I appreciate your videos
I really loved this series! Very interesting.
I love these videos thank you
Yara can you please travel to NY and make one video there? Or at least somewhere except CA
White Dreamer the Midwest or Chicago where Arabs have a strong presence.
Really enjoyed watching this series!! Would love to see more from Yara, I think he did a great job!!
Love to iran.
DJ not Nice have you gone to Iran? We have a great country. It's not terrorist country and it's actually very safe there.
Amir Reza lol don’t lie
V M
Haha CNN and BBC are telling the truth! Of course you can't believe it when you're brainwashed by your media!
After watching this series and thinking about other documentaries I've watched I feel like everything America gets in touch with becomes a huge stereotype. I can see it with my nationality, Italian, not in the same sense of course because Italians are still caucasian so we cannot talk about discrimination in this case, but I always see a misrepresentation of things like mafia and the italians themselves.
*this* i love this series!! 🥰
As a Persian though I'm really happy about Shahs of Sunset because ad least Persians are being represented in a positive way even if it's superficial.
LOL. You are so trashy.
@@rehan3600 You're an idiot :)
I met a broadly Iranian women once... and I still regret letting her go. That was stupid of me.
So beautiful videos and very nostalgic
Thank you and with my best wishes for you
Best wishes for the Americain-Iranians.
I just want to know if Iranians date other ethnicities or do Persians date other ethnicities, even though it seems that Iranians and Persians are the same. I just want to get to know the culture and people, I like all people and just would like to talk to them and learn.
Love Iran from Iraq
that Cafe at the end is lit AF
when it comes to choose between all middle eastern community to friend with, definetly we choose persian! 😁
Persian” is a tribe and ethnicity and only 20% of Iran are considered Persians ( Shiraz,Esfahan,kerman)etc the rest are different ethnicities and they do not call themselves persian at all. As an Armenian iranian I never call myself persian Becuz that’s not my ethnicity but my nationality is Iranaian. That’s a clear cut issue that people need to know and stop asking biases for these terms. Educate yourselves people!
i can relate, thank you brother
I discovered this docu and its very interesting, I admit I am ignorant about culture and this got me educated...and hey lets all stop the hate and racism...Love each other
What about the stereotypes about Russians? Make a video about that
Just watched the full video you showed of a cop arresting a black kid, you had edited as if it was police arresting an innocent guy? you had edited out the part where the guy gave police false information of his details, why was this part edited out?
I LOVED UR DAD,S HONESTY MADE ME CRY W HIM
Why didn't you mention ethnic complexities within the Iranian community such as Azerbaijani?
I'm of Korean heritage and I had Korean family members that had to leave Iran for the US in 1980. Iranians aren't only Persian.
We have Persian Iranian, kurd Iranian baloch, Iranian tork,Iranian lor, etc. Its all about ethnicity.
hamamun persian hesab mishim chon hameye onaii ke gofti farsi ham harf mizanan chon zabane keshvar farsie
pas be hame mishe goft persian
I like the interviewer but he doesn’t have to bob his head so much lol
Yara, I feel your pain about the Shahs of Sunset. Now Bravo has a show called Mexican Dynasties.
When watching taekwondo sports with Korean athlete Dae Hoon Lee - I noticed Uzbekistan people and Iranians look almost similar - Similar caucasian looks.
I rather be pick Argo as an stereotype than the shah of sunset. at least Argo is about political matter where shah of sunset is about nothingness
doesn't the iranian-american community make any difference between azeri, persian and kurdish? or are all of them persian? there are kurds and azeris who vehemently reject the persian identity but accept the iranian one. some even also reject the iranian identity.
that's seriously our problem (saying as a Lor Iranian)
That's the one thing I miss about Los Angeles.Iranians are sweethearts.And I have dreams about their rose ice cream.
We handle your "Persian appetite" with our fresh and not frozen meals shipped throughout the US.
persianbasket.com/ready-to-eat-meals
Chinese americans can relate 100%
It's a wonderful community.
"Let the Americans see that we can party too" 🎊🎉🎇🎆🎂🎁🎈💰💲💷💶💴💵💱💸👑💄👙💅👯👸👠🎤🎵🎶🎼🍹🍷🍶🍨🍧🍦🍰🍬🍭🍻 YAAASSSSS!!! LOL... I LOVE THAT AND I LOVE THE SHOW TOO.
I think it's important to show every side of your culture. That you can meditate, study... and *get down with your bad self❗* 😸😁😀
"Let the Americans see that we can party too" 🎊🎉🎇🎆🎂🎁🎈💰💲💷💶💴💵💱💸👑💄👙💅👯👸👠🎤🎵🎶🎼🍹🍷🍶🍨🍧🍦🍰🍬🍭🍻 YAAASSSSS!!! LOL... I LOVE THAT AND I LOVE THE SHOW TOO.
I think it's important to show every side of your culture. That you can meditate, study... and *get down with your bad self❗* 😸😁😀
Do this series for Japanese Americans!
This show represents Islamist and Marxist Iranians. We are Secular Iranians mostly in the 30 million diaspora.
Most people don't like my makeup
Hey up to here I watched 3 episodes about Iranian-Amerikans. Are there more on that?
People making choices which are ill willed on both sides will never bring peace or joy to all of the world.
Love the series, but if you say your being stereotyped in roles or discriminated against. How are you going to do a series about Iranians and not talk about ALL the people. This perpetuates the theory that Iranians don't like black people or dark skinned Iranians. (As said in Shahs of Sunset lack of appearance in your series makes me to believe it's true what was said in their show by Asa. Iranians really don't like black people. Other than your mentioning of Iranian American Yara Shahidi would others ever know there are other black Iranians.) I seen nothing on them yet I've seen on TH-cam many videos of the African diaspora being there in Iran. If you don't know any it would be good to introduce yourself to some. Here's a video talk about Afro-Iranian struggles. th-cam.com/video/s_iiHVN7x5k/w-d-xo.html I hope you and AJ+ can do a video on this soon with diversity and inclusion in mind. Thank you and Good luck on your future projects.
Never knew people thought about Iranian Americans tbh
Goddess Miranda.Cosgrove They do now with talks about Syria and Yemen also disturbances in Israel with Palestinian people. Its being said that Iran is causing the problems in the Middle East. I don't believe that though it too much to blame on Iran. Too many issues there along with countries.
As an Iranian Muslim I was really happy to see that Iranian Muslim couple. Glad to see that some Iranians in the states stayed Muslims alhamdullilah
iranian has the topest scintests in nasa , google ,dropbox ... , and the topest matamticians in the world like meryam mirzakhani , profesor birkar (who get the field reward wich is the mat nobel)
I love Persian girls .
I love your mom😍 and We love all Women and girls your country😍😍🔥🔥
We want video discusses about Balochistan in Iran and people Emigrated to anther country
🇨🇺❤🇮🇷
V interesting
Cover our history and the true Iran
I saw the Kurdish flag! At 30 sec
These people in the interview are secular Muslims,........in fact they are Muslims by name!
it's FREEDOM : MINOs?
it's FREEDOM Only 30 percent of iranian americans classify themselves as Muslims, most are irreligious
I love my country I hate y government
ببخشین من شماره اون خانوم خوشگله که یهودی بود رو میخواستم .
Proud to be Iranian
Proud to be white
Iranians are mostly non white
@@sinans.samarrai6998 false genetically culturally and historically
@@bocchithean-cap3404 culturally you are in the Middle East and closer to India that to Europe, religiously you’re Muslim, genetically the genetic distance between Iranians and Europeans are extremely far
Iranians cluster genetically with the Middle East/west Asian and with some south Asian ethnicities
@@sinans.samarrai6998 Brutal blackpill
Aj+ al jazeera?
Every beautiful Iranian American civil rights girl is my wife 💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋💋
Naah... They are just jealous that they can never be as handsome as Iranian people.
cope you look like a indian
@@Reichswald where are you from ?
@@subhabratabasu9804 France
@@Reichswald I am from dubai
Religious minorities??! What are you talking about? Big Bahayi groups? That's absurd.
50 k views for this clip.. that's what La Iranian is all about...
Wtf? Who cares “what” you are? Show me WHO you are and what you DO. Why people want to strip themselves of individuality and slap labels all over themselves is quite puzzling to me. But I guess when you have nothing else to offer, it makes some people feel better about themselves?
lovvve iran
IT IS NICE THAT U HAVE 2 SIS
justin mashouf definitely not iranian what a fake news
Ngl as the end of this series, this short vid is anti-climatic. Kind of reiterated info too, wish there were more new substance!
It’s nice to see religious Iranians
Tiger to the party, eh?
@Arash Isfehani speak for yourself please !
As a persian we love israel.
Well Persian and Iranian is the same the thing similar to Arabic. Persian speaks in Iran while that guy looks like Aladdin!
Why can’t Iranians visit Iran n has no tourism n no Iran Pride 🌈🌈🌈
They are not iranian if they don’t hold a iranian passport to become a citizen of the iranian country, i am american iranian, i was born in texas but i am also a iranian citizen and hold a iran birth cirtificate and social secuirty card
that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard
Shahs of sunset more look Indian,pakistan than more Iranian features.they dint represent the real Iranians,it’s just a tv series they are acting in from of camera extravagantly.,excessively.
Most of them are Mizrahi Jews and you are right Iranians are South Caucasus
Iranians are Persians and they are no longer Muslims, they attach Islam with Arabism, we never consider them as Muslims and they never was
Iran is the country with Persians they're all Muslim 99 Percent Country
There's nothing bad about being Muslim
@@mahdi739699 percent Muslim?
No way