The News, By Firoozeh Dumas, A Book Of A Young Girl Who Moved From Iran

“Hana’s suitcase”, written by Karen Levine, records a painful memory of a Toronto resident, Gorge Brady, to his lost younger sister in the World War II (WWII), Hana Brady. This memory is provoked by an unexpected package from Japan. Which tells him they are exhibiting his sister’s suitcase as well as her drawing photographs in Tokyo Holocaust Center for a purpose of education about the Holocaust to the Japanese children. And they hope to get more information about his sister, Hana Brady’s life. In the continuing communication with the Japanese children, Gorge gives them all the details about Hana’s short life, and what happens to her in the WWII.

The focus of this paper is an analysis of the book Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas using concepts from the Lives Across Cultures textbook. Ten concepts are identified and defined from Chapter readings. Following definitions, examples from the novel of these concepts are shown.

I have been wanting to broaden my knowledge and experiences beyond Latin America and Azerbaijan presents the type of non-Euro centric opportunity I desire. During my graduate studies, I am focusing on post-Soviet countries and Azerbaijan to present a fascinating case study. The country and its people have flourished compared to other former-Soviet states, with Baku developing into a world-class city. Azerbaijani is also spoken in Iran and Dagestan, and I want to learn more about these countries and how the language shapes their citizens’ lives.

This article made me realize how naive I am about what life is like for many people outside of the United States. The thought of living in a community where my living space is not even completely separated from that of my neighbors is virtually unfathomable. At the very least, this way of life would take a long time to get used to, and Said does a fantastic job of giving readers a glimpse into what everyday life is like in Agordat, Eritrea.

“We remember the kindness more than ever, knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian Revolution did not encounter the same America.” This quote taken from “With a Little Help From My Friends,” written by Firoozeh Dumas, has many impacts on Dumas as a child, how Americans impacted her immediate family, and her family's relationship with the community in California.

‘Funny in Farsi”, written by Firoozeh Dumas, is a memoir in response to events that the author experienced in terms of her culture. The author experienced racism after the September 11th attacks that led her to want to shame humorous aspects of her culture with others. The author writes about a childhood experience, in this case starting school in a new country in order to inform the audience of her struggles the aspect of culture that is primarily explored is her language barrier. The author uses setting and language to convey the her message.

“After almost two years in Whittier, my father’s assignment was complete and we had to return home. The last month of our stay, I attended one slumber party after another, all thrown in my honor” (Dumas 92). The stay for the Dumas family was very hard. They had to explain to many people where they were from and where that was on the map. They were from Iran. They had no idea where that was. They were always questioned on random things that they did in their country. When it all came to an end The Dumas Family was disappointed that they had to go and it would be hard.

¨There was a law against luke. Not him personally everyone like him, kids who were born after their parents already had two babies (pg 6)¨. Would you like a law against you? Among the hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix clearly shows that dictatorship is horrible. In this novel Luke is not allowed to leave the house or be seen. Luke leaves the house in cover and meets a girl the same as him she can't go anywhere so she tries to convince luke to rebel to be like regular people with her but he is to nervous. Luke shows the character traits of brave, jealousy and adventurous as he hides in the shadows.

Leaving the comforts of the first world, Jessica Alexander abandons her job, fiancé, family, and home to venture into the misleading volunteer work of Humanitarian aid. Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid by Jessica Alexander is a conglomeration of stories that are written from Jessica’s memory. “It is a true account based on [Jessica’s] best recollections of the events and [her] experiences.”.

Many people are from war stricken areas overseas looking for refuge in the United States. In numerous ways the reader can see a cultural difference in the way that Americans feel about the way that folks from overseas fit in here in the United States. Luma’s friends were afraid because, “a Muslin women from Jordan wouldn’t fit in Down in Dixie” (24). This shows the reader how a large amount of people may view those from across the sea. In a different instance, the author switches to a different family and the reader sees more insight on how the world is disconcerting those trying to start a new life. Just as Beatrice, a newly single mother of three sons, is walking home from work, “A man was following her…she felt the man’s hand on her arm…Beatrice let go of the bag…and she took off running herself in the opposite direction” (31). The reader also sees an instance of police brutality towards a Nigerian immigrant. All of these instances show the trouble that those from overseas may be experiencing. Now as the book goes on the reader gets a sense of the community around those and how those first settled

Claire Standish or “the princess” portrays the stereotypical popular teenage girl in The Breakfast Club. She is in detention with everyone else because she decided to skip class and go shopping, which also plays into the stereotypical teen girl image. It can also be assumed that she is spoiled and rich since her father tried to get her out of detention but failed, and she mentions to the group that her parents only use her to get back at the other one. She brings a fancy lunch of sushi while the other teens either have nothing or the standard lunch one’s parents might pack for them. There are a couple of times in the movie that she brings up her social standing and could even be considered as looking down on those who are not as popular as her. Even closer towards the end of the movie she informs the others that if they were to say hello to her in the hallway in front of her friends, she would have no choice but to ignore them. By the end of the movie, she has opened up to everyone else about her fears of letting her peers down and has formed a close relationship with Bender.

What society thinks about yourself becomes important when you feel that people treat you in a different way. It is not about what you do, it is about how society judge you. In the article, “Beast of Burden” by Sunaura Taylor we have a story of a disable person who narrates how was her life since her childhood until now. On the other hand, there is another article, “The Arab Woman And I” by Mona Fayad which tells us about a lady who had to experience the opinions of others, society suppose her to be someone even when she does not want. The authors include examples, personal experience and rhetorical strategies to give us a better understanding. This text provides information of how is that society is the one who had been involved with the fears of people as time goes by.

The Girl with the Broken Wing is a book by Heather Dyer and it’s a good one too! I like it because it’s a comedy and it shows how it would be if angels merged into our world. I got attracted to the book because I saw wings on the front cover and then I read the title which sounded interesting to me. I really liked how the author used her imagination to imagine what kind of chaos would happen if an ANGEL came to school or do other kinds of crazy things.

When Duma and her family moved to the U.S. people were curious about her lifestyle. Now the Americans people think they know everything there’s to know about Iranian people and their lifestyles. Now people have bumper stickers reading rude comments about Iranians “They saw Americans who had bumper stickers on their cars that

The books Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi, as well as First They Killed My Father, by Loung Ung, share many similarities throughout their exploration into children’s experiences during wartime. For instance, the identities and emotions of the main characters, Marji and Loung, are often strongly influenced by the clothing that they are forced to wear. In Marji’s case, it’s the hijab Islamic veil which all women are forced to wear after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In Loung’s, it’s the black pajamas that she and her family are forced to wear while they are prisoners in Ro Leap, Cambodia.