Annotated Bibliography
Bagherpour, Amir. "The Iranian Diaspora in America: 30 Years in the Making." PBS. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. 15 Feb. 2016. .
Thirty years after the notorious Islamic Revolution of 1979, the United States has become a haven to “the largest and most prosperous population of Iranians.” A constant amount of Iranians immigrated to the U.S. during the 1980s, but the number reached its climax in the 1990s. When Iranians migrated to the United States, they thought it would be a temporary sojourn, but that was not the case. The Iranian society has gradually changed in the last thirty years. “A survey conducted last year reported that three out of four Iranian Americans are now registered to vote.” Iranians are now a part of American …show more content…
Iranian authority exile thousands of Afghans arbitrarily, without granting the opportunity to prove their right to live in Iran. Even as conditions in Afghanistan are crumbling, Iranian officials limit the amount of Afghans that can claim refuge in Iran. This approach presents a crucial risk to the rights and safety of over one million Afghan refugees living in Iran. Also, these actions violate Iran’s agreement under the 1951 Refugee Convention. For the last thirty years, Iran had the burden of being the largest haven for refugees. Unfortunately, it hasn’t met the “national standards” for their …show more content…
Web. 16 Feb. 2016. . Since the 1950s, Iran’s been engrossed in nuclear technology. Even though Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968, the Shah possibly possessed nuclear aspirations. In its rise to the zenith, the nuclear program’s expansion was limited by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Originally, the United States equipped Tehran’s Nuclear Research Center with reactors sustained by enriched uranium. In the aftermath of the revolution, many accomplished scientists retreated to the West. As a result of the vast diaspora, Iran’s nuclear program nearly vanished.
This source is truly phenomenal because it provides a wealth of information pertaining to the Iranian nuclear program over the last sixty years. It demonstrates comprehensive information pertinent to the diaspora as well. Unlike other articles, this article vividly describes the history of the nuclear program in Iran and how it has changed over time. This source would be excellent for any researcher that wants learn all about the wake of the infamous program. It can also be used to find a correlation between the diaspora and the weakening of the nuclear
Bagherpour, Amir. "The Iranian Diaspora in America: 30 Years in the Making." PBS. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. 15 Feb. 2016. .
Thirty years after the notorious Islamic Revolution of 1979, the United States has become a haven to “the largest and most prosperous population of Iranians.” A constant amount of Iranians immigrated to the U.S. during the 1980s, but the number reached its climax in the 1990s. When Iranians migrated to the United States, they thought it would be a temporary sojourn, but that was not the case. The Iranian society has gradually changed in the last thirty years. “A survey conducted last year reported that three out of four Iranian Americans are now registered to vote.” Iranians are now a part of American …show more content…
Iranian authority exile thousands of Afghans arbitrarily, without granting the opportunity to prove their right to live in Iran. Even as conditions in Afghanistan are crumbling, Iranian officials limit the amount of Afghans that can claim refuge in Iran. This approach presents a crucial risk to the rights and safety of over one million Afghan refugees living in Iran. Also, these actions violate Iran’s agreement under the 1951 Refugee Convention. For the last thirty years, Iran had the burden of being the largest haven for refugees. Unfortunately, it hasn’t met the “national standards” for their …show more content…
Web. 16 Feb. 2016. . Since the 1950s, Iran’s been engrossed in nuclear technology. Even though Iran signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1968, the Shah possibly possessed nuclear aspirations. In its rise to the zenith, the nuclear program’s expansion was limited by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. Originally, the United States equipped Tehran’s Nuclear Research Center with reactors sustained by enriched uranium. In the aftermath of the revolution, many accomplished scientists retreated to the West. As a result of the vast diaspora, Iran’s nuclear program nearly vanished.
This source is truly phenomenal because it provides a wealth of information pertaining to the Iranian nuclear program over the last sixty years. It demonstrates comprehensive information pertinent to the diaspora as well. Unlike other articles, this article vividly describes the history of the nuclear program in Iran and how it has changed over time. This source would be excellent for any researcher that wants learn all about the wake of the infamous program. It can also be used to find a correlation between the diaspora and the weakening of the nuclear