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My mom, Shirin, grew up in an Iranian-American home, then suddenly lost her mother when she was 14. We talk about how those experiences shaped her and her perspectives on motherhood.
I interviewed my father on his experience being a second Lieutenant in the Iranian army.
A short interview with my dad about his immigration to the US in the late 50’s and his time living in Detroit during the 1967 riots
I interviewed my dad about his experience on living on his own in three continents from the early age of 16.
Spouses, Diane Schick (71) and David Schick (71), share a conversation about serendipity, how they first met in Iran, and their travels in Europe after leaving Iran.
Interview of my grandmother and her coming to the United States
Shirin Assemi (41) talks with StoryCorps facilitator Ava Ahmadbeigi (26) about her memories of growing up in Iran in the '80s, differences she sees between Iranian and American culture, and what she hopes her children will know about Iran in...
Brothers Pendar Khosravi (35) and Payvand Khosravi (33) talk about being Persian and what it was like growing up in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Parnia Dehghani (16) talks with her father, Majid Dehghani (50) about his biggest dream growing up and some of the challenges he faced after finally having his dream come true.
Kouhyar Mostashfi (45) and One Small Step conversation partner Greg Smith (59) speak about their earliest awareness of politics, their upbringings, how they have evolved politically, and how they first met.
Elizabeth Coleman [no age given] talks with her OSS conversation partner John "Jack" W. LeSar [no age given] about their childhoods and school experiences. They also discuss their time abroad, in the Peace Corps and the Army respectively, and their...
Loyola University Chicago MSW student Kate Dawson talks with her best friend of many years, Chloe Kilano, about growing up with two immigrant parents from Iran. The two reflect on Chloe's experience of being a first-generation college student while challenging...
Thomas P. Martin (74) tells his friend Anne Ford (43) about his experience as a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tehran from 1977-1979 and how he escaped during the Iranian Revolution.
Maureen Rouhi (65) has a conversation with her daughter Sara Rouhi (35) about being biracial, Iran, and mental health.
Marjan Vayghan (27) and Christy Roberts (29) talk about becoming artists and activists and the moments that have shaped them. They also talk about the Occupied movement and their part in it.
This is about my moms stories of her as a child and her relatives plus what she passed on to us
Randy Najjar (34) interviews his father Nick Najjar (63) about immigrating from Iraq to the United States, working to support his family, running his own business, and being a father.