Iranians in Chicagoland (IL) (Images of America)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing; Arcadia
Published: May 19, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9780738533902
Subjects: Iranian Americans; United States - General; History: American; Ethnic Studies - General; United States - State & Local - Midwest; History; History - U.S.; Social life and customs; Pictorial works; Illinois; History / United States / General; IL; Chicago; United States - State & Local - General; Biography
First sentence: Most likely, the first group of Iranians came to Chicago in 1893 as members of the Iranian Exhibition for the renowned World Columbian Exposition.
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.