Concealed

Book cover of Concealed: Memoir of a Jewish-Iranian Daughter Caught Between the Chador and America

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Esther Amini grew up in Queens, New York, during the freewheeling 1960s. She also grew up in a Persian-Jewish household, the American-born daughter of parents who had fled Mashhad, Iran. In Concealed, she tells the story of being caught between these two worlds: the dutiful daughter of tradition-bound parents who…

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1 author picked Concealed as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Shanah Khubiar

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Although I’m not a big fan of memoir, I’m a big fan of this one.

Amini’s struggles as the Persian Jewish daughter of immigrants to America looks through a window that most Americans never see. Her parents reflect the reality of Iran and its challenges to young girls with culture as a primary obstacle, culture that often feels restrictive and anachronistic in the United States.

What spoke to me the most was Amini’s two older brothers who stepped in to fill in the glaring parenting gaps, nurturing her through coming of age in a way her parents couldn’t or wouldn’t.…

From Shanah's list on Persians and Jews coming of age in America.