iranian americans

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iranian americans

Saffron sky

a life between Iran and America
1999
Gelareh Asayesh explains how she managed to balance her Iranian heritage with her American way of life.

House of sand and fog

2000
A former colonel for the Iranian Air Force believes he can create a new life for himself and his family when he buys an attractive bungalow in the California countryside, and when the cottage's former owner wants her house back, he is willing to do anything to keep it.

Teenage refugees from Iran speak out

1995
Describes the lives of eight teenagers from Iran, why they left their homeland, and how they adapted to life in the United States.

Digging to America

a novel
2006
A chance encounter between two families--the Donaldsons, and the Iranian-born Yasdans--at the Baltimore airport prompts an examination about what it means to be an American.

Funny in Farsi

a memoir of growing up Iranian in America
2004
Firoozeh Dumas recounts the experiences she had after her family moved from Iran to Southern California, discussing how her family adapted to life in America.

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