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'It's Almost Impossible to Avoid Politics'

NEW YORK, December 4, 2013 — Salar Abdoh, Anita Amirrezvani, Persis Karim, Dalia Sofer and Nahid Mozaffari discuss the specific situations facing Iranian American writers in both countries as well as the pros and cons of the term "Iranian American." (4 min., 3 sec.)

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