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Jamileh Davachie (74) talks to her grandson, Shaheen Morakkabi (15) about her childhood and life in Iran during and after the revolution and her family.
During this interview, Emma talked about her life in the United States and in her homeland and the struggles and improvements she has faced since her move.
First I asked my grandfather about his childhood and his upbringing. He talked about the school systems back in Iran, as well as growing up in a family of six. When I asked him about some early memories of school,...
I ask him about the thing in a noisy classroom and he responds.
“I would see stop signs and below the word stop it would say Iran”. On 1/6/19, in Los Angeles, Ani Adell interviewed her mom, Megan Adell, about her leaving her home in Iran and coming to America, and how being...
Lida Shamonzadeh (57) was interviewed by daughter Simona Sargizian (18) about the past and current state of Iran regarding women's rights in Iran.

Thomas Martin (75) speaks with his wife Helen Martin (73) about their experiences in Tehran before and during the Iranian Revolution, his escape, and his perspective on the hostage crisis including reasons for the taking of the U.S. Embassy in...
Nadia Massoumi (15) talks with her grandmother, "Gigi" Sadrieh (77), about her childhood, college life, and family history.
It took about 2 years and 6,000 miles to experience any form of freedom for the first time. On January 5, 2020, 15 year old Kian Salehi asks his mother, Nini Salehi, about her journey to America and the challenges...
I, Colin Ziabakhsh (18) interviewed my father Mehdi Ziabakhsh (58) about his experience of moving from Iran to the United States by himself when he was 16.
In the 1980’s Iran was in the middle of a revolution and Persian Jews were looking for political asylum. In this interview Sam Ghalili speaks with his father Jesse Ghalili in Encino California who talks about his courageous journey immigrating...
My Grandpa grew up in Iran and came over in 1954. This is a interview with him about his life and memories throughout historical events.
In November of 2018, 14 year old Isabella Orlando interviewed her mom, Mandana Orlando in Sherman Oaks, California. The stories all take place in Santa Monica in the 1990’s. Isabella asks about everything, from how she met and fell in...
This is an interview with my grandfather about his incredible journey from Iran to the United States.
This story is about the transitions of my two grandparents moving from Iran to the United States.