June 2009 Book Discussion Selection: Laughing without and Accent

Laughing without an Accent: adventures of an Iranian American at Home and Abroad!
By Firoozeh DumasIn the bestselling memoir Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas recounted her adventures growing up Iranian American in Southern California. Now she again mines her rich Persian heritage in Laughing Without an Accent, sharing stories both tender and humorous on being a citizen of the world, on her well-meaning family, and on amusing cultural conundrums, all told with insights into the university of the human condition.