“Despite a few exceptions, I have found that Americans are now far more willing to learn new names, just as they're far more willing to try new ethnic foods... It's like adding a few new spices to the kitchen pantry.”
Firoozeh Dumas
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
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