| Iranians in Chicagoland Contributor(s): Akbari, Hamid (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738533904 ISBN-13: 9780738533902 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2005 Annotation: 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. Authors Hamid Akbari and Azar Khounani present a newly assembled collection of Persian Palace photographs coupled with Moen-Ol Saltaneh's observations of Chicago. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| Dewey: 977.311 |
| LCCN: 2004118164 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 6.58" W x 9.28" (0.65 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Ethnic Orientation - Arabic - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Authors Hamid Akbari and Azar Khounani present a newly assembled collection of Persian Palace photographs coupled with Moen-Ol Saltaneh s observations of Chicago." |
Contributor Bio(s): Akbari, Hamid: - Dr. Akbari and Ms. Khounani are married and live in a Chicago suburb with their two children. Dr. Akbari is Associate Professor of Management and Chairperson of the Department of Management and Marketing at Northeastern Illinois University. Azar Khounani, MA in Early Childhood Education, is owner and executive director of a daycare in the Chicago area. They have been actively engaged in Iranian life in Chicago since arriving in 1986. |