Books like Funny in Farsi by Firoozeh Dumas
After arriving in Southern California in 1972, Firoozeh Dumas chronicles her family’s transition from Iran to the United States. The narrative follows her engineer father’s early entrepreneurial attempts, her mother’s linguistic struggles, and an uncle’s odd battle with American fast food. As Firoozeh adopts the name Julie, she experiences a second wave of culture shock when she marries a Frenchman, illustrating the family’s adaptation to a multiracial and multicultural American life. Through witty scenes, the book explores the challenges of learning English, understanding American traditions such as Thanksgiving, and assimilating into a new culture while maintaining family bonds.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Autobiography
Authors: Firoozeh Dumas
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