FROM THE EDITOR
Joan Gaughan (Rasht/Lahijan, 1964-66)
In 2012, the founders of the PCIA could not have imagined that, on the eve of PCIA’s closing, the United States would be at war with Iran. Yet here we are. While we can do little to shape events, in articulating our outrage, as Carolyn Yale does in her poem, “Golestan”, we can affirm our shared humanity. That is also what Chuck Kaminski and the Board do here and what Paul Barker and others have done in his Advocacy Bulletin and what he has shared in an interview. “Rom Rom’s” portrait of Reza Shah is, ironically, a refreshing break. Dave Devine’s film reviews are followed by his review of a recent Dooreh subject, and Bill Brandon reviews the book by the daughter of one of us. Chef Babri’s sabzi polo is easy to make. The Koja Mirim points out what is next for us as well as how we can preserve the “hidden treasures” of our past. And, finally, a reminder of Bani Adam.