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Desert roots [[electronic resource] ] : journey of an Iranian immigrant family / / Mitra Karbassi Shavarini



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Autore: Shavarini Mitra K. <1962-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: Desert roots [[electronic resource] ] : journey of an Iranian immigrant family / / Mitra Karbassi Shavarini Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: El Paso, Tex., : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (260 p.)
Disciplina: 305.89155/073
Soggetto topico: Iranian Americans
Iranian Americans - Cultural assimilation
Immigrants - Family relationships - United States
Return migration - Iran
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Soggetto geografico: Iran Biography
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Desert Roots; Introduction; Chapter 1: Ghorbat; Chapter 2: Eshgh; Chapter 3: Tasbih; Chapter 4: Shimr; Chapter 5: Vatan Parast; Chapter 6: Curse; Chapter 7: Soghra; Chapter 8: Brother; Chapter 9: Kambiz; Chapter 10: Doors; Chapter 11: Iran
Sommario/riassunto: Desert Roots is the true story of the author's parents who, after being self-imposed exiles from their native Iran for 33 years, decided to leave the United States and return to their homeland. In this family biography, Shavarini explores the issues that brought them to America-and eventually drew them back home again. The experiences of her family will help readers understand the struggles many Iranians-those living in Iran and abroad-have faced. Threaded throughout the story are universal themes that connect readers to the many characters within: a mother trying to raise her children in a ne
Titolo autorizzato: Desert roots  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-59332-598-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910779019903321
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Serie: The New Americans: Recent Immigration and American Society