FOCUS: Meet Iman Nasseri, The Iranian Immigrant

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Five years ago, Iman Nasseri would not have been able to point out Hawaii on a map.

Now, the 32-year-old Iranian citizen calls Honolulu home and is probably not going to move back anytime soon.

He and his wife, Maryam 鈥淪aloome鈥 Asghari, said they are grateful their first move from their home country was to Hawaii.

鈥淧eople were under much more economic pressure,鈥 Nasseri said, recalling their first visit back to Iran last year. 鈥淎nd in terms of social, we could feel that pressure on everyone in the streets, on our family and our friends.鈥

Nasseri is earning his doctorate in energy economic research at the University of Hawaii.

Listen to his story:

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  • Alana Hong
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