Farideh Goldin

Norfolk

Raised in a Jewish enclave in the city of Shiraz in southwestern Iran, she came to the United States seeking independence and to study American literature. She is the author of Leaving Iran: Between Migration and Exile and Wedding Song: Memoirs of an Iranian Jewish Woman.

Watch excerpts from Farideh's interview about:

• Belonging (2:26)
• Belonging (2:21)
• Challenges (2:37)
• Journey (2:57)
• Virginia (0:37)

Photograph courtesy of Virginia Humanities, photography by Pat Jarrett.