by Chai & Conversation
Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation teaches you conversational Persian in a fun and casual manner in weekly lessons of about 15-20 minutes each. Check out our website chaiandconversation.com for more information.
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12/28/2010
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April 17, 2025
<p>In this episode of Growing Up Neem-Rooni, Leyla talks with Representative <strong>Yassamin Ansari</strong>, the youngest member of Congress and the first Iranian-American Democrat to be elected. From growing up in a mostly white Arizona suburb to representing her diverse district in Washington, D.C., Yassamin shares her story of identity, community, and public service.<br></p><p><br>We talk about her family's immigration journey, what it was like growing up Persian in Arizona, the political awakenings that shaped her career, and the urgent fights she’s now taking on—climate change, immigration justice, labor rights, and Iranian-American visibility. She also opens up about the personal weight of carrying a diaspora story into the halls of power, and why this moment in American politics requires all of us to show up, speak out, and organize.<br></p><p><br>🟢 Topics covered include:<br></p><ul><li>Her upbringing in Arizona and the influence of her Iranian family</li><li>Why she got into politics, and how the first Trump presidency galvanized her</li><li>Her work on Iranian-American Heritage Month and immigration reform</li><li>The erosion of climate policy and the importance of mass mobilization</li><li>What gives her hope—and why we need to fight harder than ever</li></ul>
March 20, 2025
<p>Babak Tafreshi is an incredibly inspiring Iranian photographer, science journalist and amateur astronomer. He got his start photographing in Iran, but has since moved to the United States. He is the creator and director of The World At Night, an international program in which photographers from around the world capture images of night skies as seen above notable landmarks of the planet.</p>
March 5, 2025
<p>In this episode, Leyla sits down with Naz Deravian, the wonderful author of the cookbook Bottom of the Pot, to discuss how she started the tradition of growing sabzé for Nowruz (the Perisan new year) along with her international group of followers. Growing sabzé is an integral part of the Nowruz tradition. It acts as the centerpiece for the table we need to set up for Nowruz. She'll be starting on March 7th, so listen to hear how you can join, and why it's important that you do so, no matter where in the world you are.</p>
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