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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.

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.

Interview in a world history class about Kamiel Yousef’s immigration story

We talked about the Iranian revolution and how life has changed

My grandmother talks about life growing up and how she came to America.

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.

Name, main country, age when left, questions on immigration and fitting in

My father’s trials and tribulations in coming to the US.

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.

This is an interview with my grandfather about his incredible journey from Iran to the United States.

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...

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 story is about the transitions of my two grandparents moving from Iran to the United States.

Interviewing my mommy

Impromptu interview with uncle Soudi on the drive to his house

Early memories up to marriage

We talked about her life, immigration, and much more.

In this interview, conducted in April 2023 in Anaheim, California, Donya Zanjani (20) interviews her mom and Farah Zanjani (63) about her childhood in Iran. She also talks about her struggles with her arranged marriage and gives advice on motherhood,...

What traditions and our family were like.

Nadia Massoumi (15) talks with her grandmother, "Gigi" Sadrieh (77), about her childhood, college life, and family history.

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An interview with my grandfather who immigrated to America from Iran.

I, Selah Klayson, conducted this interview with my mom, Samantha Klayson on November 28th, 2017. We did this interview in my living room in El Dorado Kansas. My mom(Samantha)is 38 years old, and I(Selah)am 14 years old. In this interview...

I interviewed my father and mother and asked them about their personal experience and opinion on the past and current political events in Iran.