Funny in Farsi

Firoozeh Dumas Storytelling is the oldest profession. It connects us to one another and to our past.

photo credit: Stephanie Rausser

Author Biography

Firoozeh Dumas was born in Abadan, Iran and moved to Whittier, California at the age of seven. After a two-year stay, she and her family moved back to Iran and lived in Ahvaz and Tehran. Two years later, they moved back to Whittier, then to Newport Beach.
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Influences

My father's oral story telling. Listening to my mother and aunts talk constantly about the minutiae in their lives. The Whittier Public Library.

Web Links

Firoozeh Dumas' website

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Funny in Farsi

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Library Journal

Review Excerpt:

Today, as Middle Easterners in the United States are subject to racial profiling, stereotyping, and sometimes violence, this book provides a valuable glimpse into the immigrant experiences of one very entertaining family.