The Center’s Blog: “With A Trace”
View the Center's Blog, With a Trace: Documenting and Sharing the Experiences of the Iranian Diaspora.
A blog to read and share about Iranian diaspora experiences and culture by the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies, San Francisco State University.
2022
The Iranian Diaspora in Spain: First Insights from Fieldwork 2019-2022
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Iranians in Hungary in the Past and the Present
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Spaces of Possibility with Iranian Diaspora Artist, Afruz Amighi
Finding My Language: A Personal Exploration of Identity in the Iranian Diaspora
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: The Push and Pull of Iranianness in and out of the Kitchen
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Pirooz Kalayeh on Making Films, Listening, and the Power of Healing
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Laetitia Nanquette—A Scholar Writing from Outside and Inside
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Art Beyond Aesthetics—the Vision of Morehshin Allahyari
2021
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Sepehr Haddad On Making Art from Life and On Making a Life in the Arts
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: “Joonopanir”—or How We Speak “Finglish” in the Iranian Diaspora
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: ‘The Savage Muse’ — Building Community Across the Artful Dinner Table
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Author Olivia Abtahi on Giving Voice to the Marginalized in YA Fiction
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
Atossa Soltani on Being a “Planetary Citizen” and Defending the Amazon
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Forging a Progressive Future with Yasmin Radjy
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Sara Saedi—On Growing up Undocumented and Becoming a YA Novelist
2020
Reflections on Racism, Inequality, and the Role Iranian-Americans Can Play in Social Justice
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Novelist Marjan Kamali—Writing from a Place of Nuance
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Azin Seraj—Making Art from the Archive of Her Diasporic Life
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
2019
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: Dr. Shadee Abdi
Iranian Diaspora Scholar Spotlight: Marie Ostby, Connecticut College
“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: Dr. Amy Malek, College of Charleston
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Manijeh Nasrabadi
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Camron Amin
Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Dr. Sonja Moghaddari