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Professor Persis Karim, Student Hasti Jafari Jozani Discuss 'New Window' for Iranian Americans upon Inauguration Day

KQED-FM, BY THE PEOPLE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- “The stakes are very very high for this next administration,” said Persis Karim, Neda Nobari endowed chair and director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora

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Azar Hatefi Graduate Student Fellowship in Iranian Diaspora Studies

If you are in need of a scholarship, please look into the 'Azar Hatefi Graduate Student Fellowship in Iranian Diaspora Studies'.

The Center’s Blog: “With A Trace”

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Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Milad Odabaei—On Transitioning to the United States and Conducting Fieldwork in Iran

Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: Sara Saedi—On Growing up Undocumented and Becoming a YA Novelist

Iranian Diaspora Spotlight: “Daring to Look” – Pouran Jinchi and Re-Writing Women into the Great Calligraphic Traditions of Iran

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