Iranian of the Day

PriceWaterhouseCoopers: I was born in Tehran, where my family lived through the Iranian Revolution and the US hostage crisis. I’ve learned a great deal from being an immigrant, both in France and the United States. The biggest thing I have learned is how to adapt rapidly to new situations. I've also learned to embrace new traditions, while maintaining my cultural values. For me, this makes sense, having been raised Muslim, educated by French Catholics, and seeing my own children attend an Episcopal School. In my home, we try to combine the best of everything. We celebrate Christmas and Nowruz, the Persian New Year. We speak English and Farsi. And in terms of identity, we feel both Iranian and American >>>