Bozoian

MEMORANDUM **

Gerayr Garbis Bozoian is a stateless Armenian Christian born in Lebanon. Bozoian and his family petition pro se for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals affirming without opinion the Immigration Judge’s (“U”) denial of asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture. We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(1). We review for substantial evidence, see Tawadrus v. Ashcroft, 364 F.3d 1099, 1102 (9th Cir.2004), and deny the petition for review.

Bozoian contends that he suffered past persecution and has a well-founded fear of future persecution in Lebanon on the basis of his Armenian ethnicity, his Christian religion, and his membership in a particular social group of stateless natives of Lébanon.

Substantial evidence supports the IJ’s finding that Bozoian’s personal experiences of past discrimination in education *311 and employment did not amount to persecution. See Halaim v. INS, 358 F.3d 1128, 1132 (9th Cir.2004). Additionally, the evidence does not compel a finding that Bozoian’s status as a stateless native of Lebanon, or his inability to obtain Lebanese citizenship for himself or his family, amount to…