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Hoda lived through a revolution in her childhood, the recent Iranian revolution brings her hope, and sorrow.

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.

A daughter interviews her Dad about his childhood, debating politics with his dad, when he became a hippy, hitchiking through Europe, discovering the rennaissance faire, and how he met my mom.

Asked a couple questions to my mom

Parissa Neamati recalls her struggles with coming to America from a war zone between Iran and Iraq. Through thick and thin, her and her family remained connected and were able to maintain the rich Persian culture in an entirely new...

My dad is from Iran and had first-hand experience with the revolution that took place in 1979. He has many stories and many opinions on the life there and decided to leave the country when he was 23.

It was a dad answering questions. They were about heritage,childhood and more.

The person I interviewed was my neighbor Mr. Jalal Arabzadeh. He explained how hard work and never giving up can lead to success no matter what the situation is. Mr Jalal talked about how his life changed when he moved...

Peter Singh (16) talks with his grandmother, Mercedes Luz (70) about her childhood and growing up in the Philippines. Mercedes discusses her time in Iran during the Iran Iraq war as a nurse in a military hospital. She traveled across...

An 8 minute interview with an immigrant from Iran. He immigrated in 1976, still lives in the US to this day.

My Father, Tooraj Badie, recants his childhood in Iran, and describes his journey to America.

In this interview, I question my Dad about his Persian roots, his educational experiences within different countries, and his ultimate residence in the United States.

I interviewed my mom about her life and how she ended up where she is.

My dad and I talked about what was popular when he was younger and what it was like back then. Also, he said where he was during important historical events.

This is Addie Alkhas’s recollection of his transition from Iran.

My grandmother, Fereshta Sabri, and I discuss her time in her home country and how she has to adapt to life in a new country and her experiences her in the U.S.

This the life of Dr. Kristen Ajrouche it’s going to talk about family school ans her struggles.

The interview of Mehran Farhadi(63) conducted by his son Evan Farhadi(16) and his journey as an Iranian and an American.

My Persian grandfather and Scottish grandmother tell the story of how they met so many years ago. All 11 grandkids and our parents sat around a table in Napa listening to the story of how our family began.

In this interview, I talk with my dad about the process of moving to America on his own for college. I can’t believe I didn’t know so much!

I could not remember my mother in law’s name.

This is my interview with Ramine Baharamgi. He is an Epidemiologist. He came here from Iran and has lived and traveled all over the world.

Lida Shamonzadeh (57) was interviewed by daughter Simona Sargizian (18) about the past and current state of Iran regarding women's rights in Iran.

We talked about my mother and her religion growing up. Also the effects of religion on her life and her journey to the U.S.

“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...