Interview with my Maman Shamsy

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

Memories from My Grandpa’s Past

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,...

Noroozilla

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

2nd is Great

Hard work builds up to one meet. One relay that has great chances of winning faces adversity, and races their hearts out.

Old cats

We talk about old pets, and how painful it is to see them go

The story of the toot tree.

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

A Conversion with an Iranian- American LGBTQ Couple: Danny and Ardalan

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.