Alen Heshmat, Heshmat Pain Management Clinic: A small business owner's perspective on immigration

This profile is part of our cover story: How immigration and jobs connect in Silicon Valley Dr. Alen Heshmat’s Middle Eastern background spurred him to become a small business owner. “Coming from that part of the world, we all like to be the boss,” he said with a laugh. A chiropractor by trade, he came to the U.S. from Iran as a refugee with his family, right before his 15th bi rthday in 1987. As members of the Christian minority in Iran, his family had difficulty assimilating. They spent…
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