Statistics (Interesting Data about Iranian-American Community in the U.S.)

Forwarded Feb 4, 2002

http://www.kanooniran.com/

Here are a few interesting statistics:

"... The Iranian-American community is composed of approximately

1 million individuals. According to the 1990 census, 56% of
Iranian-Americans hold Bachelor degrees or above and more

than 26% hold graduate degrees, making them the highest educated

minority group in the U.S. Iranian-Americans are the founders of

some 280 major national firms, and the CEOs of more than 400

national companies, many of them among the Fortune 1,000 companies. 

The total contribution of our community to the U.S. economy is

estimated at more than $400 billion ..."

Persian Students Association of MIT
Iranian Association of Boston
ILEX Foundation
Iranian American Medical Association


http://web.mit.edu/persian/www/links.html