Baba’s Gift

2023 — by Ariana Shaheen Amini, Christina Maheen CAmini and Elaheh Taherian

Baba enchants his six daughters with his stories, transporting them to his childhood in Iran as they play on the flowering vines of the Persian carpet in California. He tells the story of a determined young man who comes to the United States, the challenges of leaving his Persian family, and the unfolding of his new American life.