Firoozeh Dumas 'Funny In Farsi'

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Annotated Works Cited
Dumas, Firoozeh. Funny in Farsi: a Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America. 2014.
This nonfiction book is written by Firoozeh Dumas, Firoozeh is the author and also main character in the book. She tells her story on how she moved to America from Iran when only seven years old. She tells the reader her experiences with the cultural differences between the two Countries. From this book I have learned how difficult it would be to learn and comprehend a second language while also receiving an education. The author had to learn and interpret the new American culture to fit in with everyone else. My presentation is on Iranian vs American culture. This book gave me lots of information regarding the differences and similarities