Persis Karim Explained

Persis Karim
Birth Name:Persis Maryam Karim
Birth Place:Walnut Creek, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:University of California, Santa Cruz,
University of Texas at Austin
Occupation:Poet, editor, educator
Known For:Iranian Diaspora Studies, Iranian American Studies

Persis Maryam Karim (born 1962)[1] is an American poet, essayist, editor, and educator. She serves as the Neda Nobari Distinguished Chair and director of the Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies at San Francisco State University (SFSU) since 2017.[2] Her work focuses on Iranians living outside of Iran, specifically Iranian Americans, and their complicated histories and identities which is often presented through storytelling.[3] [4] [5]

Biography

Persis Maryam Karim was born in 1962 in Walnut Creek, California. Her father was an Iranian, born in Paris; her mother was French and had immigrated from Dijon, France.[6] [7] [8] [9] She was the youngest child in her family (with six siblings and two step-siblings), and was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area.[10] [11]

Karim attended the University of California, Santa Cruz (BA 1985), and University of Texas at Austin (PhD 1998, comparative literature). She had studied under poet Al Young.

Karim is known for editing anthologies and sharing the stories of Iranian-Americans, including A World Between: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays by Iranian-Americans (1999) and Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers (2013).[12] From 1999 until 2017, Karim worked at San José State University, where she was a co-director of its Persian Studies Program.[13]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karim, Persis M. 1962– . 2022-03-09 . Encyclopedia.com . 2021-11-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211112213559/https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/karim-persis-m-1962 . live .
  2. Web site: Taxin . Amy . Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution . 2022-03-09 . ABC News . en . 2020-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200803152319/https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/iranian-americans-nurture-generations-revolution-61011225 . live .
  3. Web site: Mojadad . Ida . 2019-03-21 . We Are Here, We Have Always Been Here . 2022-03-09 . SF Weekly . en-US . 2022-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201015046/https://www.sfweekly.com/news/we-are-here-we-have-always-been-here/ . live .
  4. Web site: Jamali . Lily . When Iran Makes Headlines, Iranian Americans Find Themselves Having to Explain . 2022-03-09 . KQED . 11 January 2020 . en-us . 2020-01-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200111162101/https://www.kqed.org/news/11795486/when-iran-makes-headlines-iranian-americans-find-themselves-having-to-explain . live .
  5. Web site: Parvini . Sarah . 2019-03-28 . Are Arabs and Iranians white? Census says yes, but many disagree . 2022-03-09 . San Diego Union-Tribune . en-US . 2022-01-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220102023953/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/la-me-census-middle-east-north-africa-race-20190328-htmlstory.html . live .
  6. Web site: July 10, 2011 . Evelyne M. Karim Obituary . 2022-03-09 . Legacy.com . Contra Costa Times . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309234912/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/eastbaytimes/name/evelyne-karim-obituary?id=20465028 . live .
  7. Web site: February 22, 2005 . Alexander Karim Obituary . 2022-03-09 . Legacy.com . San Francisco Chronicle . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309234914/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sfgate/name/alexander-karim-obituary?pid=3201234 . live .
  8. Web site: Curiel . Jonathan . 2005-06-11 . Iranian artists explore a culture in the crosshairs . 2022-03-09 . SFGATE . en-US . 2020-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812040553/https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Iranian-artists-explore-a-culture-in-the-2451365.php . live .
  9. Web site: 2017-03-31 . From L.A. to Tehran, nose jobs are a rite of passage and a quiet rebellion for many Persian women . 2022-03-09 . Los Angeles Times . en-US . 2021-09-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210912051109/https://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-ln-persian-nose-job-20170130-story.html . live .
  10. Web site: 4 November 2004 . Iranian-American Women Poets Zara Houshmand, Persis Karim and Katayoon Zandvaliki at San Jose's MLK Library . 2022-03-09 . Payvand.com . 2008-12-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081211214919/http://www.payvand.com/news/04/nov/1021.html . live .
  11. Web site: Whiting . Sam . April 22, 2021 . Al Young, California poet laureate, novelist, singer and lecturer, dies at 81 . 2022-03-09 . Datebook, San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide . San Francisco Chronicle . en-US . 2021-05-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515014252/https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/al-young-california-poet-laureate-novelist-singer-and-lecturer-dies-at-81 . live .
  12. Web site: Fiction Book Review: Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers by Edited by Anita Amirrezvani and Persis Karim. Univ. of Arkansas, $24.95 (467p) ISBN 978-1-55728-995-7 . 2022-03-09 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . 2018-10-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181011153445/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55728-995-7 . live .
  13. Web site: Kalantari . Shuka . The Seven Edible 'S' Foods of the Persian New Year . 2022-03-09 . KQED . 20 March 2015 . en-us . 2021-01-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210127094114/https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/94115/the-seven-edible-s-foods-of-the-persian-new-year . live .
  14. Web site: Fiction Book Review: A World Between: Poems, Stories, and Essays by Iranian-Americans by Persis Karim, Editor, Mehdi M. Khorrami, Editor George Braziller $18.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-8076-1445-7 . 2022-03-09 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309234907/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8076-1445-7 . live .
  15. Davis . Dick . 1999 . A World Between: Poems, Short Stories and Essays by Iranian Americans, edited by Persis M. Karim and Mohammad Mehdi Khorrami. New York, NY: George Braziller, 1999. 15.00 (Paper) ISBN 0-8076-1445-9 . Review of Middle East Studies . en . 33 . 2 . 178–179 . 10.1017/S0026318400039444 . 164865594 . 0026-3184 . 2022-03-09 . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309234933/https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-middle-east-studies/article/abs/world-between-poems-short-stories-and-essays-by-iranian-americans-edited-by-persis-m-karim-and-mohammad-mehdi-khorrami-new-york-ny-george-braziller-1999-3000-cloth-isbn-0807614432-1500-paper-isbn-0807614459/3AB3674901937E38F6FDAC7BB6057607 . live .
  16. Web site: Curiel . Jonathan . 2006-11-26 . 'Emerging Voices' transcend politics / Hearing top artists from 'evil' countries . 2022-03-09 . SFGATE . en-US . 2018-06-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180629170732/https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Emerging-Voices-transcend-politics-Hearing-2466208.php . live .
  17. Web site: Nonfiction Book Review: Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora by Persis Karim, Editor . Univ. of Arkansas $24.95 (349p) ISBN 978-1-55728-820-2 . 2022-03-09 . PublishersWeekly.com . en . 2022-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220309234925/https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-55728-820-2 . live .
  18. Web site: Gray Jr. . Elizabeth T. . October 13, 2014 . Tremors: New Fiction By Iranian American Writers . 2022-03-09 . Harvard Review . en-US . 2021-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511205249/https://harvardreview.org/book-review/tremors-new-fiction-by-iranian-american-writers/ . live .

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