by Shaghayegh Haghdoust
Landed
As “landed” immigrants of Persian heritage, we will investigate the cultural and historical apparatus that defines home for each of us. How does the individual and intergenerational baggage we carry across time and space define our orientation in a new land?
by Hajar Moradi
Shadow of My Life
In Hajar Moradi’s “Shadow of My Life,” Hanna, a struggling artist, battles depression and finds salvation through the power of art.
by Golzar Taravati
WHITEWASH
Whitewash looks at the pressure felt amongst Iranian immigrants in Canada to change their given names to Western names to increase their chance of getting a job, and the consequences that develop due to this act of cultural and identity erasure.
by Sonny Atkins
Momma’s Boy
As “landed” immigrants of Persian heritage, we will investigate the cultural and historical apparatus that defines home for each of us. How does the individual and intergenerational baggage we carry across time and space define our orientation in a new land?