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Sep 24, 2020

My Immigration Anniversary

Maman and I are coming up on our immigration anniversary to the United States. It used to be a day that I would celebrate. Celebrate the…

My Immigration Anniversary

Immigrants & Exile

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May 15, 2020

Finding Privilege in Quarantine

In quarantine, my mother and grandmother recall their time in prison in Iran. They some similarities: an uncertain future, a sense of…

Finding Privilege in Quarantine

Immigrants & Exile

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Apr 16, 2020

No War with Iran: An Immigrant Perspective

I was born and raised in the bustling city of Tehran, Iran. We lived a comfortable life, one where my father worked an office job and my…

No War with Iran: An Immigrant Perspective

Immigrants & Exile

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Nov 14, 2019

Immigrant & Privileged

Immigrant & Privileged

Immigrants & Exile

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Oct 18, 2019

Forbidden Voice

In the afternoons of my childhood in Tehran, my mother sang songs by well-known Persian female singers. These were traditional folk songs…

Forbidden Voice

Immigrants & Exile

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Oct 7, 2019

The Smell of Leaving

The smell of leaving is something you learn to get used to, like a new car when it has that particular, new smell during the first month…

The Smell of Leaving

Immigrants & Exile

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Oct 3, 2019

In his silence, we grow

We told our Baba that he could no longer drive because he will put everyone, including himself, in danger. He peacefully accepted this…

In his silence, we grow

Immigrants & Exile

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Sep 27, 2019

Weighted Love

The silence in my parent’s apartment is so grand that I find myself aching, unable to breathe. I swallow, but the knot in my throat is…

Weighted Love

Immigrants & Exile

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Sep 11, 2019

Embracing the Now

We get used to planning ahead, to looking forward to the future, to looking forward to the weekend. It seems that we are never quite in…

Embracing the Now

Immigrants & Exile

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Sep 6, 2019

Letter to an Artist

I hope that you are okay, but if you don’t feel okay, that’s okay too. I believe you will be one day.

Letter to an Artist

Immigrants & Exile

Immigrants & Exile

A series that brings together storytellers, poets, musicians and artists to share their experiences of immigration, nostalgia, and longing.

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