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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 d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Shavarini, Mitra K., 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso, Tex. : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Temas:
Karbassi family.
Shavarini, Mitra K., > 1962- > Family.
Iranian Americans > Biography.
Iranian Americans > Cultural assimilation.
Immigrants > Family relationships > United States.
Return migration > Iran.
Place attachment.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Biographies.
Américains d'origine iranienne > Acculturation.
Migration de retour > Iran.
Attachement à un lieu.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
Families.
Immigrants > Family relationships.
Iranian Americans.
Return migration.
Iran > Biography.
Iran.
United States.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1593325983
9781593325985

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