Small Talk with Sheila

Caught Between Two Cultures: Growing Up Iranian-ish


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Growing up Sheila was constantly navigating two cultures - her American upbringing and her Iranian roots. This week she unpacks what it’s like straddling two distinct cultures, each with their own languages, their own ways of expressing love and their own contradictions. Sheila brings us along on her heartwarming, and often embarrassing, family trips to Iran. Reflecting on a life-time of growing up between cultures, Sheila realizes that being caught between two cultures isn’t a curse, it’s a blessing.

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Small Talk with SheilaBy Sheila Kazan