Effects Of Moving To A New Country

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Moving to a New Country

Have you ever wondered what moving to a new country was like? For most people, it would be hard, but for the Dumas, it wasn't too difficult. Many people were interested in their homeland. Relatives of the Dumas know moved to California not long after them. This was interesting, but they soon found out it was the Iranian Revolution this was where people were making fun of the Iranians and calling them names. "We remember the kindness more than ever, knowing that our relatives who immigrated to this country after the Iranian revolution did not encounter the same America" (Dumas 97).

I don't know how I'd feel if someone told me to move somewhere because it was a great area and then get made fun of. This is what the

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