Iranians in Chicagoland
by Hamid Akbari
- ISBN
- 9780738533902
Iranians in Chicagoland is a iranian americans, pictorial works book by Hamid Akbari .
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In 1893, Haj Mirza Mohammad Ali Moen-Ol Saltaneh journeyed to Chicago from Iran to visit the World Columbian Exposition. According to his memoirs, the Exposition's Ferris Wheel was one of the first things he saw. He visited the Persian Palace, Iran's exhibit at the Exposition, where he met Iranian workers and several French dancers posing as Persian women. These Iranians were likely the earliest group of Iranians who came to Chicago. They little imagined that by 2004, at least 10,000 Iranians would live in the city.
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Iranians in Chicagoland is a Iranian Americans, Pictorial works, History, Biography book.
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In 1893, Haj Mirza Mohammad Ali Moen-Ol Saltaneh journeyed to Chicago from Iran to visit the World Columbian Exposition. According to his memoirs, the Exposition's Ferris Wheel was one of the first things he saw. He visited the Persian Palace, Iran's exhibit at the Exposition, where he met Iranian w...
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Iranians in Chicagoland was written by Hamid Akbari .