Rating: 5 stars
Cover synopsis: In 1972, when she was 7, the author and her family moved from Iran to Southern California, arriving with no firsthand knowledge of this country.
This was a funny, engaging look at life as an immigrant in America. The author shares poignant and hilarious stories about her family growing up, from her engineer father's dreams of striking it rich in Las Vegas, to her mother's unwillingness to master the English language, to her own trials as a teenager with a whole new level of awkwardness (imagine being the only Iranian in Newport Beach).
Funny in Farsi was well-written and humorous without condescending or belittling her subjects. I really enjoyed it!
