cultural bridging
as a Kurdish Iranian American - i understand the rich complexity of holding multiple identities
in all the work i do, i strive to welcome and hold space for each person’s individual and collective cultures.
i work to intentionally build bridges within and among cultures to support contextual understanding and relational empathy
nature teaches us that our strength is in our diversity
the love i hold for my cultures allows me to recognize the value others carry for their cultures.
simultaneously, i both revere and dissect my cultures to delicately sift and choose which beliefs, values, and practices i carry forward.
current project: 2025
supporting Parents Are Human LLC
as a Community Translator
for the Farsi - Iranian Persian edition of the
Parents Are Human card game
designed to inspire connection, compassion, and vulnerability.
coming soon:
Persian/Farsi
edition!
past project: 2020-2022
one-on-one, in-person, English tutoring for both
PreK-5 students and adult learners
living in Kelardasht (a rural town in Northern Iran)
and Tehran (Iran’s capital city)
continued dedicated virtual sessions with adult learners to bridge cultural and lingual understanding
with the unique experience of living in the liminal in between space of being Kurdish Iranian American
i simultaneously belong and do not fully belong in each identity
i both feel at home and like a foreigner in each world
i am granted an interesting perspective as a cultural translator or a bridge-builder between and within worlds
