Because some of the essays are ripped from the headlines, Donald Trump’s xenophobia and immigration-related presidential policies figure in, as well. The contributors also explore topics around the generalized immigration experiences of both Muslims and Jews. Besides Iran, the other nations in the anthology are spread across the world, from Africa to Asia to Europe to Latin America. The editors do not explain how they decided on the order of the essays, but many readers will agree that the first, Porochista Khakpour’s “How to Write Iranian-America, or the Last Essay,” qualifies as both the most inventively written and most memorable. Suleyman has since relocated to New York City and taken charge of this current collection, the title of which plays on the toxic assumption that all immigrants should be perceived as “bad” until they demonstrate otherwise. In 2015, editors Shukla ( The One Who Wrote Destiny, 2018, etc.) and Suleyman ( Outside Looking On, 2014) published a similar book in the U.K. Immigrants offer affecting personal essays about adapting to daily life in the United States while also retaining their identities forged by foreign cultures.
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