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The Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies Faculty Research Grants: In Support of Iranian Diaspora Studies and Anti-Racism Projects/Curricula

Deadline to Apply April 30, 2021 (awards will be made fall/spring semester 2021-2022)

Persis Karim seated at table with bowl of oranges

Professor Persis Karim, Student Hasti Jafari Jozani Discuss 'New Window' for Iranian Americans upon Inauguration Day

KQED-FM, BY THE PEOPLE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- “The stakes are very very high for this next administration,” said Persis Karim, Neda Nobari endowed chair and director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora

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The Center’s Blog: “With A Trace”

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From the Granular to the Sweeping: Reflecting on the Evolution of a Diaspora

Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Vancouver’s Chef Hamid Salimian—Finding His Way through Food

Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Telling Stories from Tehran to Rome to Vancouver to Los Angeles with Chef and Cookbook Author Naz Deravian

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Trailer for our film, "The Dawn is Too Far: Stories of Iranian-American Life in the SF Bay Area"

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