Dumas Moving To America Analysis

In 1972 the Iranian family, the Dumas, had moved to America for a brief time. In this time young Firoozeh lived in Whittier, California and was attending a public school there. After her short stay there she could only remember the positives from her stay, but she could also remember how her ancestors were treated when they first immigrated to America. When the first wave of Islamics had moved to America, they were not treated the best. My perception of the Dumas tells me that they might have expected the same treatment when they had first thought of coming here but they quickly found otherwise. Not only were they treated fairly, but they were able to teach many people about their ways. She had talked to students at her school and they asked about common stereotypes and she had some funny answers.
“But even as a seven-year-old, I was surprised that many Americans had never noticed us on the map.” (Dumas, Page: 90 Para. 3) It seems that many Americans had a twisted perception of Iran, thinking that they lived in tents, had little to no electricity and rode camels. Dumas was able to debunk these false claims simply stating that Iran was pretty much like the rest of the world. Dumas was rarely teased in school. Only a few times did the other students make fun of her by saying “I-ran to Iran, I-ran to Iran.” (Page:91 Para. 13) Dumas was able to counter the joke by telling them it's pronounced Eee-rahn. Dumas believes that she was always treated better than her ancestors and was not discriminated in any way, improving her