From Princeton to Prison: The Rise and Fall of My American Dream
An Iranian man living in the United States is wrongly accused of a crime.
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Reza at three years-old.
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Reza and his brother at the Caspian Sea during the 1980s.
.1988 Junior High
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Reza with his brother. Taken at Reza's commencement ceremony at Princeton in 2006.
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Reza posing with his medal after completing the 2013 LA Marathon.
Reza visiting his second cousins in Tehran. 2013.
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At a friend's wedding with his brother in 2013.
Reza with friends at his UCLA graduation in 2014.
Reza posing with a Finance Award he received from UCLA.
Reza at the 2015 Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform.
Reza as he completes the 2015 LA Marathon.