I-raynians Need Not Apply

Pg. 121
“Throughout his job ordeal, my father never complained. He remained an Iranian who loved his native country but who also believed in American ideals. He only said how sad it was that people easily hate an entire population simply because of the actions of a few. And what a waste it is to hate, he always said. What a waste.”


It’s surprising how fast hate can spread through the media. Whether it’s through propaganda, bias, or just throwing the truth out there, it will spread. It brings me to Children of the River and how the people of America only see some part of the terrors in Cambodia but not the whole picture. Most people were just watching the news to get the information and feel sorrow for people but other took action. Also what happened during the Iranian Revolution. It showed a few Iranians doing bad but not the whole population itself. All that hatred bottles up and turns into something extreme like turning the hate to an entire population. What a waste.


Pg. 117-118
“Perhaps the greatest irony in the wave of Iranian-hating was that Iranians, as a group, are among the most educated and successful immigrants in this country. Our work ethic and obsession with education make us almost ideal citizens. Nobody asked our opinion of whether the hostages should be taken, and yet every single Iranian in America was paying the price. One kid throws a spitball and the whole class gets detention.”


This regular system of punishing everyone when a few are at fault is used everyday. No questions asked. Firoozeh and her family had it harsh. They were living well in America until the Iranian Revolution came. They had no part in it but they were paying the price for the few who did crimes to get their fifteen minutes of fame. Some of the world’s ordinary customs can become extreme and turn a whole population down.