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A conversation and questions with my Persian grandmother on my fathers side. She’s a lovely kind lady.

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,...

Story about growing up Iranian and the true meaning of Persian New Year (Norooz)

Ayla tells a story about her grandfather when he was a kid and talks about her conetion with even though he has passed.

An insight into the life of an Iranian-American LGBTQ couple. Life in Germany versus the US as Iranian LGBTQ’s. Danny and Ardalan’s historical family business and their work running one of the first Iranian LGBTQ nonprofit organizations.

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