My shadow is my skin : voices from the Iranian diaspora / edited by Katherine Whitney and Leila Emery.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Whitney, Katherine (Museum consultant), editor.

Emery, Leila, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iranians--United States.

Iranians.

Iranian Americans--Social conditions.

Iranian Americans.

Iranian Americans--Ethnic identity.

United States.

Iranian diaspora.

Physical Description:

xviii, 276 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.

Summary:

"The Iranian Revolution of 1979 led to a wide diaspora, with many Iranians ending up in the United States. To mark the 40th anniversary of the revolution, the editors have brought together over 40 writers to reflect on the Iranian-American experience during this period through their personal narratives. Some of these authors migrated to the US as a result of the diaspora, some were born here to Iranian parents, and a few are connected to Iran by marriage. This multi-generational assemblage includes established authors, such as Tara Bahrampour, Jasmin Darznik, and Hooman Majd, as well as emerging writers whose voices shed fresh light on themes of identity, duality, and living as the "other" in 21st-century America. Under the shadow of renewed tensions with Iran due to the current political climate, it's important to hear the voices of Iranians and Iranian-Americans and to understand their experiences"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The summer I disappeared / Jasmin Darznik

Sacrifices / Iraj Isaac Rahmim

Shadow nation / Cyrus M. Copeland

Two minutes to midnight / Daniel Rafinejad

When we were lions / Mehdi Tavana Okasi

Fortune-tellers / Dena Afrasiabi

Silkscreen / Omid Fallahazad

Hookah, once upon a time (Pastiche after Roberto Bolaño) / Poupeh Missaghi

Think of the trees / Leila Emery

Pushing the boundaries / Dena Rod

Uninvited guest / Roia Ferrazares

The name on my coffee cup / Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Negotiating memories / Amy Malek

In praise of big noses / Persis Karim

Transmutations of/by language / Raha Namy

Gilad, my enemy / Salar Abdoh

Two countries, one divided self / Roger Sedarat

Mothering across the cultural divide / Katherine Whitney

My mom killed Michael Jackson / Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh

Am I an immigrant? / Roxanne Varzi

1916 days / Mandana Chaffa

Culture beyond language / Leyla Farzaneh

Forget me not / Shideh Etaat

Errand / Babak Elahi

The color of the bricks / Farnaz Fatemi

Renounce and Abjure all allegiance / Renata Khoshroo Louwers

Learning Farsi / Darius Atefat-Peckham

Delam Tang Shodeh / Shireen Day

Walking with Zahra / Layla Razavi

Halva / Nazanine Attaran

Her orange-blossom tea / Maryam Atai

The Iranians of Mercer island / Siamak Vossoughi.

ISBN:

9781477320273

147732027X

OCLC:

1108807917