Photo essay: Thanksgiving at Berkeley's Persian Center
For University of California-Berkeley Persian students, it has become a tradition to celebrate thanksgiving a couple of days early at Persian Center --
www.persiancenter.com. This annual dinner takes place on the Tuesday before thanksgiving and includes lots of delicious Persian dishes prepared by generous donors and volunteers. The night would not be complete without lots of socializing and dancing of course. It is so nice to see UC Berkeley graduates who also come to this dinner as a kind of reunion with their classmates.
omg, this reminds me of good
by mohammad (not verified) on Mon Nov 26, 2007 09:39 AM PSTomg, this reminds me of good old days....how are you shahrzad??? i'll come to cali again to see you guys soon......well done....and by the way all of you look amazingly Fabulous...:)
totally agree
by persian proud (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:34 PM PSTwhat a beautiful pictures, and yes i totally agree, the girl in tg011 is so cute, true persian beauty
My God she is gorgeou
by Heydar (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 09:44 PM PSTThe dancing girl in tg011 is a real Persian beauty.
ba salam
by javane bamaram (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 02:33 PM PSTIf you choose to criticize others, please do so in a manner that is respectful and polite with the intention of some sort of constructive outcome rather than to simply blow off some steam or put others down because you don't agree with what they're doing.
These are photos of an event some students had at UC Berkeley on THANKSGIVING. Despite the historical roots of this holiday, I think it would be nice to at least appreciate its name by making an effort to act on it by...GIVING THANKS!
Regardless of whether they name it Persian or Iranian Center, it is still a tribute to our heritage. Maybe you don't agree with the exact way it is being done or its name or many other things but try to GIVE THANKS for the fact that 25 years ago in this country Iran was the national media's public enemy number 1 and many people of Iranian decent were too ashamed to say where they came from (for fear of social backlash) let alone have a CENTER in one of the nation's TOP SCHOOLS.
SHOKR GOZARI.
ba salam
When you are happy ... you
by Mars (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:12 PM PSTWhen you are happy ... you dance!
If Americans don't do it it doesn't mean they are right!
Iranians like dancing and so be it!
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PS. I don't like dancing, but that doesn't mean others should follow my lead.
Give All a chance...
What lovely pictures!
by shiva (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 12:04 PM PSTWhat lovely pictures!
God bless all these students!
please NOT on Thanksgiving day
by hedi (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:29 AM PSTwhy do Iranians always have this urgency to dance? ....no matter what ..no matter when .....not even knowing why ?
I have never seen American celebrating thanksgiving with some out of place movements.
how can we ask our "bemazeh" girls to stop this madness?
:)
Iranian Girls are ''Jigar''
by Red Wine on Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:01 AM PSTbaba in ax max haro injaha nazarin... mageh shumaha ghalb na'arin ??? man in khanuma ro mibinam,esh mikonam !!! cheh hali mideh ba in dokhtara porompompero beraghsi va hal kuni !!!
Thx for pics... I am waiting you in France or Spain :=) .
thanks for deleting the rude comments
by felfel (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 10:46 AM PSTWhen people write mean, rude comments, intelligence and objectivity is lost, and also others will be discouraged from posting photos, arts, etc, and we'll all loose. Please, let's all be civil.
I don't think this format of iranian.com is gonna work out.
okay...okay
by Ano (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 05:43 AM PSTThe fact is if there were no persian center, they would be in another center doing the same erotic dances...at least now they do it in the PERSIAN center with the persians and feel as if they are somehow better than others but it reality, they are the same. By the way, why not IRANIAN center? The kids in these pictures are just the typical moft-khors that pride themselves to be PERSIANS, but have no clue about Iran and its culture. They are the product of western crap and represent just that!
To Sina 1 : Despicable People
by Nader az Darakeh Evin (not verified) on Sun Nov 25, 2007 04:36 AM PSTGiven that addition of single digit numbers is the only requirement for posting comments it is conceivable that with proper training chimps and rats could post their comments as well. And of course the Western Liberal modus operandi of 'nothing is sacred' makes room for the fifth graders on the short bus.
How Nice! These photos are
by mana (not verified) on Sat Nov 24, 2007 09:25 PM PSTHow Nice!
These photos are going to be: "you remember those good ol' days?... Wow! this was 20 years ago in 2007!!
.... how happy we were back then!.... not like these days..... life was so easy back then... the good ol'days, we didn't cherish them like we should have!.... Wow we had so much time on our hands.... and food .... lots of food!!"
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*- I hope it doesn't come to that, and that I am entirely wrong.... that it turns out to be the complete opposite!
let's cherish this god given moment right now!
You People Are Despicable
by Sina 1 (not verified) on Sat Nov 24, 2007 06:54 PM PSTHas the Iranian really become the gathering place of mongrel bastards, given a platform in the name of free speech, to not only embarrass themselves but our entire people?
I am ashamed to share the same nationality with the individuals sharing their 'comments' on this website.
I hope the webmaster quickly erases the comments present for the dignity of everyone involved.
Excellent Iranian Females
by Yaghub Kohan (not verified) on Sat Nov 24, 2007 03:40 PM PSTThis Berkley place seems like a happening school. The Iranian women are so scantily dressed. God bless America. And by the way, "Yes Please. I need some more".