Atossa Soltani on Being a “Planetary Citizen” and Defending the Amazon
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Forging a Progressive Future with Yasmin Radjy
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Chef Hoss Zaré –A Tale of Persian Hospitality, Cooking Innovation, and Culinary Evangelism
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Milad Odabaei—On Transitioning to the United States and Conducting Fieldwork in Iran
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Sara Saedi—On Growing up Undocumented and Becoming a YA Novelist
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: “Daring to Look” – Pouran Jinchi and Re-Writing Women into the Great Calligraphic Traditions of Iran
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Building A Bay Area Iranian-American Queer Community One Person-at-a-Time
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Claudia Yaghoobi and the Importance of Making the Marginalized Visible
Reflections on Racism, Inequality, and the Role Iranian-Americans Can Play in Social Justice
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Torange Yeghiazarian, Founding Artistic Director of Golden Thread Productions—Creating and Sustaining Theatre with a Purpose
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Bay Area Filmmaker Mo Gorjestani and His Mission to Tell the Stories of the Marginalized, the Vulnerable, and the Resilient
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Novelist Marjan Kamali—Writing from a Place of Nuance
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Samira Saffarzadeh—On Crossing Boundaries, Raising Biracial Children, and Hosting the Podcast, “We’re Not So Different”
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Sepi Shyne – An Advocate for the LGBTQIA Community and Social Justice in Her City
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Azin Seraj—Making Art from the Archive of Her Diasporic Life
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Nima Rahimi, Attorney and Advocate for Political Participation and Democracy
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Sahar Razavi, California State University, Sacramento
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Taghi Amjadi On Hafez and the Power of Seeking Mental Healthcar
Iranian Diaspora Youth Essay Contest: Sam Rahbin
Iranian Diaspora Youth Essay Contest: Sam Bashiri
Iranian Diaspora Youth Essay Contest: Donya Hosseini
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: The King and Queen of Kuku, Aisan Hoss and Mehdi Parnia
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Holly Fathi and the Emerging Literature of British Iranians
Elica Vafaie: An Iranian-American Attorney Committed to Social Justice
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Ana Bayat, Multilingual Actor and Playwright
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Artist and Murphy Award Winner Shirin Towfiq
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: The Making of a Movie—Report from the Frontlines of “We Are Here” Documentary
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Shadee Abdi
Iranian Diaspora Scholar Spotlight: Marie Ostby, Connecticut College
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Hanif Sadr, Chef at Komaaj and Caterer for Minnesota Street Project Receptions
“Chanting the Shores” Iranian Diaspora Spotlight with Amin Moghadam, Princeton University
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Jasmin Darznik, Novelist and Professor
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Shirin Vossoughi, Northwestern University
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Taraneh Hemami, Artist and Activist and Curator for “Part and Parcel” and “Once at Present”
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Amy Malek, College of Charleston
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Manijeh Nasrabadi
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Camron Amin
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Sonja Moghaddari
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Neda Maghbouleh
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Beeta Baghoolizadeh
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