Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt.1. Ethnic identity and challenges of integration -- Adult children of professional and entrepreneurial immigrants : second-generation Iranians in the United States / Mehdi Bozorgmehr and Eric Ketcham -- Host discrimination, bounded mobility, and bounded belonging : Iranian in Germany / Sahar Sadeghi -- Challenges of integration and belonging : Iranians in the Netherlands / Halleh Ghorashi -- Integration, cultural production, and challenges of identity construction : Iranians in Great Britain / Kathryn Spellman and Reza Gholami -- Transmigration, proximity, and socio-political disconnection : Iranian in the United Arab Emirartes / Behzad Sarmadi -- pt. 2. Creative cultural activities and (re)construction of culture and ethnic identity -- Construction of national identity through ethnic poetry, film, and play : Iranians in Australia / Sanaz Fotouhi -- Diaspora and literary production : Iranians in France / Laetitia Nanquette -- Diaspora and ethnic identity construction and negotionation through literary production : Iranians in Italy / Alice Miggiano -- Conclusion : prospect for integration of Iranians and questions for future research / Mohsen M. Mobasher.