The Role Of Culture And Community And The Role Of Peers

Alireza is a 4th year, male undergraduate student at the University of California, Irvine majoring in Mechanical Engineering. As a 22-year-old student he is a self-identified second generation Persian American. While Alireza uses the term Iranian and Persian interchangeably to identify himself, he tends to self-identify as Persian more out of â€Å"habit.† He then associates his Persian identity with the long history of Iran, which is conducive to pride. His parents both emigrated together from Iran to Berkeley, California in 1986 years after the Iranian of Revolution. His father specifically migrated to the U.S. for higher education purposes. Three different themes are identified in this interview: The Role of Family, The Role of Culture and Community, and the Role of Peers. The Role of Family Alireza’s family played a significant, but subtle role in his educational attainment experience. 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