Is It 1401 Already?Editorial

Is It 1401 Already?

Shaghayegh Hanson It seems oxymoronic, to Western eyes, to ask if it’s already the year 1401; after all, we are…

HAPPY NEW YOU!?Editorial

HAPPY NEW YOU!?

HAPPY NEW YOU!? Shaghayegh Hanson Every time a new year rolls around, my friend’s elderly Italian mother wishes people a…

The Dubious Honor of Being a Cultural DiplomatEditorial

The Dubious Honor of Being a Cultural Diplomat

Shaghayegh Hanson Growing up in England, and then making a home in the U.S., I have been asked countless times…

PEYK BROUGHT ME HOMEEditorial

PEYK BROUGHT ME HOME

By Shaghayegh Hanson The first time I ever read Peyk, I had two seemingly contradictory sensations. The focus on Iranian…

DO NOT FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROADEditorial

DO NOT FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD

DO NOT FOLLOW THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD Shaghayegh Hanson Approximately 14 months ago, we took refuge in our houses from…

Coming to Aamrika!Editorial

Coming to Aamrika!

Shaghayegh Hanson Coming to Aamrika! Having had the experience of being a newly minted immigrant myself, twice (England, then America),…

Life is Like a Haft-seen TableEditorial

Life is Like a Haft-seen Table

Shaghayegh Hanson If Forrest Gump were Iranian, today he might say, “Life is like a haft-seen table,” instead of a…

Thank YouEditorial

Thank You

Shahri Estakhry For Mehregan 1991, Reza Khabazian started a one-page newsletter to inform the community of the Persian Cultural Center’s…