Culture Film & Television Internet: actors comedians comedy Iranian American Nasim Pedrad videos YouTube
by Sepideh Saremi
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Nasim Pedrad
Every dorky Iranian girl will relate to this great stand-up bit by comic and actor Nasim Pedrad, who has appeared on ER and performed at the Upright Citizens Brigade. Also check out her fairly accurate mockumentary about the A.I.B. - aggressive Iranian bachelor:
(via Iranian.com)
Books & Literature Community Internet: AIAW Iranian American Manijeh Nasrabadi Persis Karim writers
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Iranian American Writers Online
The Association of Iranian American Writers (AIAW) has just launched their website, iranianamericanwriters.org, which features member profiles, excerpts of member work, and a blog. From the group’s mission statement:
The Association of Iranian American Writers is a member-based organization dedicated to promoting the work of fiction and non-fiction writers, essayists, poets, journalists, photojournalists, and artists who work with words. Iranian heritage and/or Iranian history and culture are important aspects of our work, although not necessarily our essential subject matter.
Membership starts at $50 ($35 for students). The group was founded by professor and writer Persis Karim and is co-directed by her and writer Manijeh Nasrabadi.
(Full disclosure: I spoke at AIAW’s inaugural conference.)