Immigration, Education and Family: Sara Fashandi's From Tehran to Tomorrow
In this episode, I chat with Sara Fashandi about her book From Tehran to Tomorrow, which chronicles her brother Mohsen's story as the first in their family to immigrate to America.Listen to hear all about:How a family storytelling contest inspired Sara Fashandi to become an author and preserve her older brother's extraordinary life experiences.The hidden hardships of immigrating to America in the 1970s, from language barriers and homesickness to financial struggles and homelessness.How Sara's brother Mohsen helped bring all five of his siblings to the United States, transforming his own…
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