Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation
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Mehrdad Amanat was born in Tehran, Iran. He immigrated to Los Angeles in 1971. Other members of his family joined him soon after in 1980 to escape religious persecution. The Amanat family practiced the Baha'i faith, which was outlawed following the Islamic Revolution of 1979. They had converted to Bahai from Judaism in generations past. Mehrdad attended University High School in West LA and then attended UCLA where he received a Bachelor's of Science in Civil Engineering, a Master's in Islamic Studies as well as a Doctorate's in History. The family settled in the Santa Monica area. Mehrdad married Sholeh Amanat and had a son, Azad. Four photos on an album page of Mehrdad Amanat. Bottom right: ca. 1958 as child with goat; Top left: ca. 1972 at UCLA in graduation cap and gown, graduation from University High School.
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