13 Responses for "Are Iranians considered Asian or white?"

1. miley cyrus March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 1

   Iran is a country in Asia. So yes, they are Asian, but they are part of the Caucasoid race, not mongoloid like the majority of asians. They are white, but not of european descend.

2. taylor lautner March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 2

   I think you have an interesting question and it is lame that others cause you to be confused about your identity.If you can only choose between White and Asian, I think White would be better; sometimes White is synomymous with Caucasian, which I think might be more accurate for you than White, since Caucasian is broader and usually means to include peoples (descended) from not only Europe, but also Northern Africa, the Middle East/Southwest Asia (but usually not Arabs), and occasionally other (Indo-)Aryan peoples are included.Actually, the definition of "Asian" differs. In the U.S., Asian usually means East Asian, or Oriental, i.e. Chinese, Korean, Japanese. In the U.K., Asian means South Asian, i.e. Indian or Pakistani, as there are many people of that descent there.

3. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 3

   you're caucasian, but you're not white. Caucasians include White europeans, Arabs, Kurds, Persians, Armenians and other peoples of that region.

4. lady gaga March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 4

   Asian isn't a race. Caucasians also live in Asia. Iranians are considered Caucasians, but not European. So i guess they're Asian Caucasians.

5. taylor swift March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 5

   iranians are not considered white. they are considered asian because that is the continent they are on.indians are also not chinese, but we write asian too…

6. justin bieber March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 6

   Only you can answer that question. Iran comes from the word "Aryan", it is next to Asia and there are several ethnic groups there.

7. Vanessa Hudgens March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 7

   There is no middle-eastern option or even other?? Well I've heard Iranians are ayrans or caucasians..Like someone said not all caucasians are "white" but not sure who or where..

8. selena gomez March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 8

   The original Iranians (Persians) are White. However Iran has seen an influx of Arabs in the last 1000 years so far less of them are White today.Many Persians have Blonde hair and blue eyes.

9. justin bieber March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 9

   They are considered scum.

10. taylor lautner March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 10

    i just tick the Other box Source(s): i'm Iranian

11. taylor swift March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 11

    They are middle easterners?

12. selena gomez March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 12

    Your white

13. miley cyrus March 14th, 2010 at 4:43 am 13

    nope they are..middle eastern