PSA: Iranians . Iranian-Americans. Be Counted! 2010 U.S. Census (English/Persian)

Public Service Announcement "PSA"
Iranians . Iranian-Americans. Be Counted! U.S. Census 2010

In order of appearance:
- Shiva Rose
- Sheila Vossough
- Maz Jobrani
- Reza Aslan
- Sepideh
- Yara Shahidi
- Houshang Touzie
- Firouz Naderi
- Reza Badiyi
- Morteza Barjesteh

Made possible by:
Farhang Foundation (http://farhang.org)
PARSA Foundation (http://parsacf.org/)
Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (http://paaia.org)

With the support of:
Iranians Count 2010 Census Coalition

For more info, please visit: http://IraniansCount.org

Director: Gobi Rahimi
Executive Producer: Bita Milanian
Producer: Parisa DeFaie
Producer: Abdur Rahman
Production Coordinator: Saman Namazikhah
Camera: Paolo Cascio
Gaffer: Rohan Chitrakar
Telepromter: Silver Feldman
Hair Stylist: Denise Small
Make Up: Jamie Brown
Playback: Mickey McMullen
Editor: Chris May
Music: "Fields of Change" by Shahin & Sepehr, courtesy of Shahin Music/Sepehr Music, BMI

Category:

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• iran
• iranian
• u.s.
• census
• 2010
• count
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• Shiva
• Rose
• Sheila
• Vossough
• Maz
• Jobrani
• Reza
• Aslan
• Sepideh
• Yara
• Shahidi
• Houshang
• Touzie
• Firouz
• Naderi
• Badiyi
• Morteza
• Barjesteh
• parisa
• defaie
• gobi
• rahimi
• bita
• milanian
• shahin
• sepehr
• music
• BMI
• persian

[blueiguy1]

"I would suggest Iranians mark Caucasian, which is technically correct" Caucasian don't exist so how would you be correct. The term was created to identify the great "white" race. The political motivations are white people creating races in the first place.

[garagereggae1994]

@armofa97 not all of them are white

[zadeh79]

She's is ethnically half Iranian, and half African American

[zadeh79]

All but maybe 2 (and of course, the girl), appear reasonably Caucasoid. Modern Iran appears to be at the end of a genetic (and hence, racial) continuum, that begins from Western Europe. However, this holds relevance if we consider the 'average' genetic value. Iran is quite heterogeneous, and surely, recent Non-Caucasoid admixture, is present through many bloodlines. There are relatively pristine types 30%, Mixed types 50%, but the rest appear clear products of Arabs, C. Asians, or Hindus.

[zadeh79]

Obviously, there are political motivations in this video. I wouldn't quite take the advise of this video. I would suggest Iranians mark Caucasian, which is technically correct, and write Persian (If you are ethnically persian) or whatever ethnic group you are (Turkmen, Mazandarni, Gilaki, Arab, ect...).

[pdd21]

There is only one race and that's Human.

[nabard1000]

all of these pimps and whores are tied with islamic republic (made in england and america)

[Tootoon2009]

This video is bullcrap. you can only write down your race not ethnic background. you so called iranian-Americans need to realize the fact that you're in America now and therefor you're Americans first. stop sticking to your past so much. I wrote middle eastern on the form.

valla be khoda bas konid in bache baziyaro dige. inja dige iran nist alan shoma to ye jameeye jadid hastid.

[sasha8371]

Actually I checked White and wrote in Persian. There are 5 races (and middle easterners are "white")so if that's the question I was prepared. If the question is what is my ethnicity that's a different question.

[sasha8371]

I wrote Persian on my form... I figured that was right before seeing this video.