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A plane

Ha ha, he thought (and it could've been the beginning of a story written by a Black man, or a Chinese or a Mexican, but

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The Book

Coming home from the Mission District of San Francisco one night, I was stopped by two fellows on the street and accosted for my money.

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Staying home

“It'll be a good trip,” she said. “We'll take either my car or Louis' car.” “All right,” Iraj said. “I'm looking forward to it. I

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One gray Sunday

The house did not feel like her house as the girl walked from her room to where they were sitting quietly. It felt like a

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Weeds

We came to a house in Southern California whose backyard was full of weeds. It was our first house in America. My father couldn't understand

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A story of talk

When she was five, talking was the best thing there was.  There were times at school and at home when she would stand and listen

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Sleepless in America

What's on TV tonight? Let's see. Insomniac. Re runs of Cheers. Girls Gone Wild. Reports of suicide bombings and UN inspectors tucked neatly in between,

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Sleepless in America

What's on TV tonight? Let's see. Insomniac. Re runs of Cheers. Girls Gone Wild. Reports of suicide bombings and UN inspectors tucked neatly in between,

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Gentle strength

I did not think about football much – my heart was with basketball, even though I hadn't made our high school team – but once

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The Giants

My cousin Farhad was telling me, he would deliver bread to a place out on Geary and each morning he would say hello to a

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A university acceptance

The evening crowd filled the streets. Running through the streets of Tehran was Ahmad Abhari, and he felt that he must be the happiest fellow

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Piety among atheists

I did not see my grandmother often since she lived in Iran, in her own house by herself. Despite my mother's appeals to come and

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