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American Again H PARISSA MILANI I am Iranian until I open my mouth. Then I am American. But if I promise to not even breathe through my mouth, will you take me in? Will you take me to the Caspian Sea and tell me it’s always been so close? Will you take me to Esfahan and tell me I’ve been there before? Will you take me to the bazaars of Tehran and tell me I have haggled for ripe pomegranates and sour plums? Will you forgive me for playing dodgeball in America while my brothers and sisters dodged bombs in Iran? Will you forgive me for loving the flag you once hated? Will you forgive me for deserting you? Will you understand when it gets hard for me to breathe easy and I become American again? 220 PARISSA MILANI ...

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