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  • Film screening: Immigrant Stories: Iranian-Americans of Silicon Valley
    Events at Stanford - 21:11 Nov 01, 2021
    Date: Friday, November 12, 2021. 10:00 AM. Location: Zoom webinar Followed by a conversation with the film's co-directors, Nima Naimi, Alireza Sanayei, and Julian Gigola.  RSVP to receive the Zoom link for the discussion on November 12.  The link to the documentary will be shared with registered attendees prior to the event. About the documentary: Iranian Americans have achieved remarkable success across all professional fields, with many recognized internationally for their outstanding contributions.  This film tells the first-hand immigration stories of several Iranian-Americans, covering 3 generations and over a dozen personal stories, and how Iranian-Americans have become one of the most successful diasporas in the U.S. About the co-directors: Nima Naimi is a first generation Iranian-American film director born and raised in the San Francisco, Bay Area.  He has studied film in San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles, receiving his BFA degree in Motion Picture Directing at Columbia College Hollywood.  Whil...