From successful entrepreneurs to world-renowned scientists and leading academics, Iranian Americans come to America for one reason above all: freedom.

Today, the United States is home to over a million people with Iranian ancestry or citizenship. Around half of all working Iranian Americans are in professional and managerial occupations — more than any other group in the U.S. Iranian Americans comprise one of the most educated and influential ethnic groups in the country, ranking among the top 20 immigrant groups in terms of business ownership.