My Dad and Iran

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.

My mother’s journey

On November 25, 2017 I️ spoke with my mom (Homeira Baghdadi) about her journey coming from a Middle Eastern country to become a doctor. We spoke about all the struggles and her happiest moments throughout her life all while sitting...

Siavosh Arjomand

We talked about my grandfather’s life in Iran and his relationship with his wife.

chi002239
42:41
Thomas Martin and Anne Ford

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.

Yvonne Zinkin, 96

Growing up in Ashland, Pennsylvania in the 1920s and serving as a nurse in WW2

50th Wedding Anniversary: Where it all began

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.

sfb003014
41:06
Theresa Taken and Emily Taken-Vertz

Theresa Taken (72) talks with her daughter Emily Taken-Vertz (28) about growing up in rural Iowa, being adventurous, going to college, traveling the world, and becoming a lawyer after being a social worker in the South Bronx.