Sarah Oliai--Gormeh Sabzi and Duckhunter

Sarah and I have had these sorts of conversations almost since we first met. And out of any of the other Iranian-Americans I’ve interviewed, we have the most in common. We both come from spaces with little to no exposure to the Iranian-American community and the surrounding space is often more conservative and less tolerant of our bicultural lives. 

There are times when explaining certain feelings or emotions about a particular issue that likely exclusive to the ‘white adjacent life’ that I’ll see blank stares from my friends. But then there’s Sarah, nodding, ready to chime in to expand on what it is that I’ve said. 

If I'm honest, her no-nonsense approach to discussing really difficult topics is refreshing. So, when I started thinking about this project, I felt it would be a disservice if I didn’t get Sarah on board.