FOREIGN BORN POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES
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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 TRACTTotal
2.000000 - 1026.200000
1026.200001 - 2050.400000
2050.400001 - 3074.600000
3074.600001 - 4098.800000
4098.800001 - 5123.000000
33%
66.7%
AsiaAll 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
San Fernando Valley
Afghan
istan
Bangla
desh India Iran
Kazakh
stan
Nepal
Pakista
n
Sri La
nka
Uzbekista
n
Other So
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l Asia
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Foreign Born Populations of South Central Asia by Country
Afghan
istan
Bangla
desh India Iran
Kazakh
stan
Nepal
Pakista
n
Sri La
nka
Uzbekista
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0.00020.00040.00060.0008
0.0010.00120.00140.0016
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
So is there a correlation between Iranians and Israelis in Los Angeles?
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Is religion a determining factor in Iranian and Israeli shared proximity?
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1 Dot = 35
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.