Description
Title
Sholeh Sedigheh Karimi
Description
Sedigheh-Sholeh Karimi, born in Tehran, Iran in 1960, immigrated to the United States with her husband in 1979. She, and her two young children, moved back to Iran in 1984 for what became 10 years, unable to return to the US due to the war in Iran. While she was gone, her husband purchased a small convenience store in Port Richey, Florida. Upon her return, as entrepreneurs, they expanded their very successful business to include a restaurant across the street from the original convenience store. Sholeh became a US citizen in 2002, and considers herself American Iranian, as she feels the US feels like home. In this interview, she discusses her memories of growing up in Tehran, how her family viewed religion, and how her multiple moves to and from Iran and the US have changed and expanded her ideas of home, cultural belonging, and the strength of a familial bond.
Date
16 October 2022
Format
Digital Video
URL: https://archive.umd.umich.edu/s/miaohp/page/SedighehSholehKarimi
Identifier
MIAOHP 14
interviewer
Gary Bennett
interviewee
Sholeh Sedigheh Karimi
Subject
Iranian Americans
Immigrants
Language
English