02421cam a2200445 4500 134857178 TxAuBib 20130419120000.0 040123t20082003||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780812968378 0812968379 (OCoLC)262557689 TxAuBib Dumas, Firoozeh. Funny in Farsi : a memoir of growing up Iranian in America / Firoozeh Dumas. New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008. ©2003. viii, 227 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. This work was originally published in hardcover in slightly different form by Villard Books in 2003. Includes a preview of Firoozeh Dumas' new book 'Laughing without an accent' (p. [215]-227). Includes A reader's guide (p. [199]-214). Leffingwell Elementary School -- Hot dogs and wild geese -- In the gutter -- Save me, Mickey -- Swoosh-swoosh -- With a little help from my friends -- Bernice -- A dozen key chains -- You can call me Al -- Of mosquitoes and men -- The "F word" -- Waterloo -- America, land of the free -- The Ham amendment -- Treasure Island -- It's all relatives -- Me and Bob Hope -- I ran and I ran and I ran -- I-raynians need not apply -- Girls just wanna have funds -- Joyeuse Noelle -- The wedding -- I feel the earth move under my feet -- A nose by any other name -- Judges paid off -- If I were a rich man -- Afterword : Kazem and Nazireh Jazayeri. Bklst 06/01/2003. SLJ Nov 2003. LJ 04/01/2003. VOYA 2004 no. 2. Kirkus 05/01/2003. SH Cat 16 Sup04. An autobiography of growing up as an Iranian-American describes the author's family's 1971 move from Iran to Southern California, the members of her diverse family, and their struggle with culture shock. 20130419. Dumas, Firoozeh 1966- Dumas, Firoozeh 1966- Family. Iranian American women Biography. Iranian Americans Biography. Immigrants United States Biography. Whittier (Calif) Biography. United States Social life and customs 1971- Abadan (Iran) Biography. TXDRI