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My Shadow Is My Skin is a nonfiction collection that gathers together 32 profoundly personal acts of witnessing. These vivid and powerful human stories—told by a diverse group of writers—span a range of immigration experiences and reveal the intricate ways in which the diaspora continues to evolve. Some writers were born in the US, some married into extended Iranian families, some were born and raised in Iran and came to America more recently. A bicultural daughter begs her Iranian father to teach her Farsi so she can better connect with her Iranian relatives. An Iranian-American wonders how to come out as LGBTQ to parents and relatives born in Iran. An Iranian-born mother living in the age of Trump tells her 8-year-old son that he has “nothing to worry about” and wonders if she’s telling the him the truth. My Shadow Is My Skin is a nuanced and powerful contribution to the kaleidoscope of history and experience that is the Iranian diaspora. |