Cultural mixups and confusions happen more than we all think. Our first guest blogger, Avisha Soheili, presents the Cultural mix-up she experienced! ———————————————————- Guest Blogger: Avisha Soheili As an Iranian Dental Hygienist who deals with the public everyday, I frequently…
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Behind the scenes: Iranian Wedding Series (Intro)
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I mentioned on our Facebook page that I am going to start a series about Iranian Weddings…oh boy! Growing up, I went to quite a few Iranian weddings. The first one I went to, I was about 8 years old,…
2013 PAAIA NexGen Leadership Conference: We wove a Persian rug.
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I was truly impressed. Throughout my life and after many, many, MANY different Iranian events that I have attended, this was the first that I left with new learning, true enjoyment and most importantly a true personal connection. Sure, all the…
Presenting Aitak Ajangzad: A story of an Iranian-Preneur (9)
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Just a few days ago, I was on my way to work and talking to one of my best friends and said to her “I wish we had more cultural centers locally dedicated to educating children or really anyone about…
“Baba”: doesn’t only mean Father…
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“Baba” One word and only 4 letters, but with so much meaning. Whenever I say this word, feelings of warmth, gratitude and love fill me. Most know this word to mean “Father” and this is it’s literal meaning. However, sometimes we…