Tehrangeles - Wikipedia
Tehrangeles (Persian: تهرانجلس) (or Little Persia) is a portmanteau deriving from the combination of Tehran, the capital of Iran, and Los Angeles. A Persian community developed in Westwood, Los Angeles after the Islamic Revolution of 1979 prompted thousands of Iranians to flee to the United States.
A Guide to Tehrangeles, Los Angeles’s Pocket of Iranian Culture
2021年10月23日 · Where to find Persian food in Los Angeles, including juicy kabobs, crunchy tahdig, and ice cream shops serving vermicelli-filled faloodeh.
"Tehrangeles" Explores the Complexities of Iranian Life in ...
2024年6月12日 · Porochista Khakpour's new novel, Tehrangeles, zeroes in on an Iranian-American family whose massive wealth springs from a snack food empire.
Tehrangeles: How Iranians made part of LA their own - BBC
2012年9月29日 · Google maps recently recognised "Tehrangeles" as a neighbourhood of central Los Angeles. How did this upmarket part of LA become home to the largest community of Iranians outside Iran?
Wealth, fame, and TikTok: What ‘Tehrangeles’ reveals about ...
2024年6月17日 · The early pandemic serves as the setting for Porochista Khakpour’s latest novel “Tehrangeles,” named for the large Iranian American community in Los Angeles.
They can’t go back to Iran. So L.A. Persians built ...
2019年2月24日 · In L.A.’s ‘Tehrangeles,’ they can relive a lost era » In Westwood, a handful of Persian restaurants and grocery stores started to pop up. Then came the revolution. More Iranians came to the U.S.,...
The Tourist's Guide to Tehrangeles: Exploring the Capital of ...
2016年8月10日 · This piece offers a brief tour of five major Tehrangeles neighborhoods – Westwood, Pico-Robertson, Glendale, Encino, and Irvine – and the tastes, smells, and sounds that make each a unique and important part of the city’s Iranian community.