Moving to a new place is a scary thing to do. Most people move to a new city or state, but for Firoozah Dumas, she moved to a whole different country. From Iran to America. Before you move to a new place, you usually hear all about it, the food, the atmosphere, the people and what the place is inside and out, either from friends and family or the internet. Well, at least you try too. For Dumas, going to America was probably not the most happy place for her to go because of how her grandparents were treated when they moved here after the Iranian Revolution. To Dumas’ surprise, America was nothing like the America her grandparents knew. “We remember kindness more than ever, knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian Revolution did not encounter the same America” (Dumas 92). The meaning of this quote has a powerful effect on the way Dumas views herself as a child, to her family, and to the relationship she had with her friends in California. This young girl had a great time in America and it’s all because of the way she was treated. When Dumas moved to America, she was only an adolescent. 7 years old. She didn’t really know what to expect coming to America …show more content…
Yes they wanted to get back to their homeland, but they also had a home in America too. “My mom was particularly sad to return to Iran. I had always assumed that she would be relieved to return to her family...But I realized later that even though my mother couldn’t understand anything the crossing guard, Mrs. Popkin, said, she understood that this woman looked out for me” (Dumas 92). The relationships the Dumas’ made in America were ones she would never forget. They were nothing like the ones her grandparents were around and treated. “We remember the kindness more than ever, knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian Revolution did not encounter the same America” (Dumas