Interview | Growing Up Neem-Rooni- An Interview with Tehran von Ghasri

Tehran Von Ghasri is a half African American, half Iranian
comedian who reads and speaks Farsi fluently. Originally, I
wanted to interview Tehran to ask him about being raised in a
half Iranian family and how his father managed to keep him
interested in the Persian language and culture. However, our
interview took place a couple weeks after the Black Lives Matter
movement erupted in the United States and all over the world
following the death of Geroge Floyd. I had a lot of questions
about his unique perspective of being half black and half
Iranian, and particularly about the role of Iranian Americans in
this movement. I learned so much from our conversation and hope
that you will too.