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2012 Great Immigrants

The Honorees

 
Goli Ameri
Born in Iran
Diplomat
 
Cyrus Amir-Mokri
Born in Iran
Advisor
 
Michael Arad
Born in United Kingdom
Architect
 
Monika Bauerlein
Born in Germany
Journalist, Editor-in-Chief
 
Hamid Biglari
Born in Iran
Theoretical physicist
 
Theodore Bikel
Born in Austria
Actor, musician
 
Robert Birgeneau
Born in Canada
University administrator
 
Bert Blyleven
Born in Netherlands
Professional baseball player
 
Martin Brodeur
Born in Canada
Professional hockey player
 
Carlos Bustamante
Born in Peru
Biophysicist
 
Jill Ker Conway
Born in Australia
Writer and College President
 
Tony Dovolani
Born in Kosovo
 
Nariman Farvardin
Born in Iran
University administrator
 
Youssef Ghafari
Born in Lebanon
Businessperson
 
Martin Indyk
Born in United Kingdom
Diplomat
 
Ayesha Jalal
Born in Pakistan
Historian
 
Lubomir (Lubosh) Kavalek
Born in Czechia
Chess master, journalist
 
Fred Kavli
Born in Norway
Physicist, businessperson
 
Gerda Weissmann Klein
Born in Poland
Writer
 
Walter Kohn
Born in Austria
Physicist
 
Michel Kouakou
Born in Côte d'Ivoire
Dancer, choreographer
 
Angela Lansbury
Born in United Kingdom
Actress
 
Chang-Rae Lee
Born in South Korea
Novelist
 
Ivan Lendl
Born in Czechia
Professional tennis player
 
Colum Mccann
Born in Ireland
Writer
 
Cheryl Diaz Meyer
Born in Philippines
Photojournalist
 
Mike Meyers
Born in Canada
Comedian
 
Jenny Ming
Born in China
President and CEO, Charlotte Russe
 
Vali Nasr
Born in Iran
Foreign policy expert
 
Joseph Neubauer
Born in Palestine, State of
Businessperson
 
Mohammad H. Qayoumi
Born in Afghanistan
President, San Jose State University
 
L. Rafael Reif
Born in Venezuela
President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
 
Sanya Richards-Ross
Born in Jamaica
Track and field athlete
 
Abuhena Saifulislam
Born in Bangladesh
Navy chaplain
 
Meryle Secrest
Born in United Kingdom
Biographer
 
Harold Shapiro
Born in Canada
Economist
 
Shirin Tahir-Kheli
Born in India
Political scientist
 
Andrew Thomas
Born in Australia
Astronaut
 
Alice Y. Ting
Born in Taiwan
Chemist
 
Satish K. Tripathi
Born in India
President, University at Buffalo
 
Chui L. Tsang
Born in China
University administrator
 
Victor Ukpolo
Born in Nigeria
Chancellor, Southern University at New Orleans
 
Lauri Vaska
Born in Estonia
Chemist
 
Nora Volkow
Born in Mexico
Psychiatrist
 
Richard Wolffe
Born in United Kingdom