By Mahsa Hojjati Iranian diaspora children are frequently asked: “Where is better: Iran or Khārej (Outside)?” A question as difficult to answer as: “Who do you love more: Māmān or Bābā?” The benefits of living Outside cannot bridge the distance from family, friends, and the best food on the planet. Of course restrictions are suffocating
By Sima Chowdhury The broad ethnic composition of Lai Lai Ballroom Dance studio in southern California inspired Laura Nix to spend six years making her Oscar-nominated short film Walk, Run, Cha Cha. Elena Krifuks from Belarus and her husband, Maksym Kapitanchuk from Ukraine, teach Latin dancing there to mostly middle-aged Asian students. Two of their