Portable War Memorial (1968)
subject: Portable War Memorial (1968)
description: Portable War Memorial (1968)
creator: Edward Kienholz
source: https://dg19s6hp6ufoh.cloudfront.net/pictures/611966763/large/Edward_kienholz__Portable_war_memorial_1968.jpeg?1366806582
publisher: https://theartstack.com/artist/edward-kienholz/portable-war-memorial-1968
date: 1968
rights: https://theartstack.com/artist/edward-kienholz/portable-war-memorial-1968

EFI Mini Stove, undated
subject: Outdoor Products; Catalog; EFI;
description: EFI catalog, front cover, undated
creator: EFI
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives, Outdoor Recreation Products Catalog Collection (Book Collection 72, E-9, undated)
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: circa 1960-1979
contributor: Digital Initiatives Unit, Merrill-Cazier Library
rights: In copyright https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/?language=en

Eh Htoo Trials and Difficulties
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: Clip from Interview with Eh Htoo on May 16, 2015 in Hyrum, Utah.
creator: Eh Htoo 1983

Eh Htoo Life in Camps
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: A clip from Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
creator: Eh Htoo 1983

Eh Htoo Life in U.S.
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: A clip from Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
creator: Eh Htoo 1983
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015

Meagan Gill and Wes Van de Water listen as Chit Moe interprets Eh Htoo's response
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Meagan Gill (audio), Wes Van de Water (interviewer), Eh Htoo (interviewee), and Chit Moe (interpreter) in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015. Chit Moe interprets Eh Htoo's answer, given in Karen, into English.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 692690 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Meagan Gill and Wes Van de Water listen as Eh Htoo guestures while answering to help Chit Moe interpret
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Meagan Gill (audio), Wes Van de Water (interviewer), Eh Htoo (interviewee), and Chit Moe (interpreter) in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015. Eh Htoo uses hand guestures to help Chit Moe interpret from Karen to English.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 726457 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Eh Htoo and Chit Moe wait for the next interview question
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Eh Htoo and Chit Moe wait for the next interview question, taken in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 598143 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Wes Van de Water jots notes as Eh Htoo speaks
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Wes Van de Water jots notes for himself as Eh Htoo answers one of his questions, taken in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 778637 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Karen State flag
subject: National Flag--photographs;
description: Eh Htoo's flag of Karent State, pinned on the wall of the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 2151485 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Eh Htoo smiles beside Kyaw Eh's nephew and niece
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Eh Htoo smiles as Kyaw Eh's nephew and niece jump into the picture. Ground floor of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 953177 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Portrait of Eh Htoo
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Portrait of Eh Htoo at Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah, during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 683811 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Dinner preparations at Kyaw Eh's house, leafy greens, beans, fish paste, and bean soup
subject: Food Preparation--Photographs;
description: Preparations for dinner at Kyaw Eh's house, where Eh Htoo lives, in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015. The leafy greens are made by placing the leaf in a liquid and letting it sit for a few days. From left to right, the beans, fish paste, and bean soup.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 897751 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Dinner Schedule written in Burmese
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: The dinner rotation schedule at Kyaw Eh's house, where Eh Htoo lives, in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 703959 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Eh Htoo with dinner schedule written in Burmese
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs;
description: Eh Htoo stands beside the dinner schedule in the basement of Kyaw Eh's house in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 731233 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Eh Htoo stands near his flag of Karen State
subject: Eh Htoo--Photographs; National Flag;
description: Eh Htoo stands near his flag of Karen State, pinned on the wall of the basement in Kyaw Eh's home in Hyrum, Utah during the evening of May 16, 2015. The lower-right pin doubles as a small hangar.
creator: Eh Htoo, 1983-
creator: Hanks, Bethany, 1989-
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 58
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67608
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: Photographs;
format: image/jpeg;
format: 1059447 Bytes
language: eng; kar;
type: Image; Still Image;
coverage: Karen State, Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States; Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, United States;

Interview with Eh Htoo on May 16, 2015 in Hyrum, Utah.
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
creator: Eh Htoo; 1983
creator: Eh Htoo
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 60
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes; 1988
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67610
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: oral histories (document genre);
format: audio/mp3
format: 58004379 Bytes
language: ENG, KAR
type: Sound;
coverage: Karen; Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Interview transcript with Eh Htoo on May 16, 2015 in Hyrum, Utah.
subject: Karen; Refugees; Karen Refugees; Thailand; Refugee Camps; Burma; Burmese Military; Porter; United States Immigration
description: Interview with Eh Htoo about his life as a refugee in Thailand, serving as a porter in the Burmese military, leaving home, and immigrating to the United States.
description: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Eh Htoo Page 1 CACHE VALLEY REFUGEE ORAL HISTORY PROJECT TRANSCRIPTION COVER SHEET Interviewee(s): Eh Htoo Present: Wes Van de Water, Eh Htoo, Chit Moe, Bethany Hanks, Meagan Gill Place of Interview: Date of Interview: May 16, 2015 Language(s): Karen Translation: Interviewer: Wes Van de Water Interpreter: Chit Moe Recordist: Meagan Gill Photographer: Bethany Hanks Recording Equipment: Tascam DR-100mk11 linear PCM recorder; Senal ENG-18RL broadcast-quality omnidirectional dynamic microphone Transcription Equipment: Express Scribe with PowerPlayer foot pedal. Transcribed by: Susan Gross, May 19, 2015 Transcript Proofed by: Wes Van de Water, May 23, 2015 Brief Description of Contents: Eh Htoo talks about his life being born into war in the Karen state in Burma. He describes his life as a teenager: his father dying, and then being recruited as a porter for the Burmese military, and his subsequent escape into a refugee camp (Mae La) in Thailand. He talks about his life in Mae La camp: going to school and working to collect bamboo, before moving to the United States (first Salt Lake City, Utah, then Cache Valley, Utah). Reference: WV = Wes Van de Water WVI = Wes Van de Water’s words interpreted by translator EH = Eh Htoo EHI = Eh Htoo’s words interpreted by translator BH = Bethany Hanks BHI = Bethany Hanks’ words interpreted by translator CM= Chit Moe Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project: Eh Htoo Page 2 TAPE TRANSCRIPTION [00:01] WV: Okay. So Eh Htoo, tell us – oh, sorry; first off it is May 16th, 2015 (I almost said 2005) [Laughter] WV: It is six o’clock; we are here meeting with Eh Htoo. My name is Wes Van de Water, I’ll be doing the interview. Meagan Gill is recording, and Bethany Hanks is our photographer. And our translator for this interview is Chit Moe. Okay, so Eh Htoo, if you wouldn’t mind, could you tell us your full name and the year that you were born? WVI: [Repeating the question in Karen.] EH: [Responding in Ka…
creator: Eh Htoo; 1984
creator: Eh Htoo
creator: Chit Moe
source: Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections and Archives, Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project, FOLK COLL 61
publisher: Digitized by : Utah State University, Merrill-Cazier Library
date: 2015-05-16
contributor: Van de Water, Wes; 1989
contributor: Gross, Susan
rights: Reproduction for publication, exhibition, web display or commercial use is only permissible with the consent of the USU Special Collections and Archives, phone (435) 797-2663;
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project
relation: An inventory for this collection can be found at : http://nwda.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv67611
relation: Cache Valley Refugee Oral History Project Digital Collection
format: transcripts;
format: application/pdf
format: 397801 Bytes
language: ENG, KAR
type: Text;
coverage: Karen; Burma; Thailand; Salt Lake City

Man at Pew- 2017
subject: Religious; Ashoura; IMAN Mosque; Motor Avenue; Los Angeles, California
description: Image of Cyrus Cylinder, a symbol of the Iranian pre-Islamic identity, hung on the wall in IMAN (Iranian-American Muslim Association of North America).
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-10-02
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Adults Help Child Over Fire- 2018
subject: Heritage; Charshandbeh Soori; Newport Beach; Los Angeles, California
description: Two adults help a small child jump over a large fire pit.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-13
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Charshanbeh Soori_012.JPG
coverage: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California

Person Jumps Over Fire- 2018
subject: Heritage; Charshandbeh Soori; Newport Beach; Los Angeles, California
description: A person jumps over a large fire pit as others cheer on.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-13
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Charshanbeh Soori_013.JPG
coverage: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California

Person Jumping Over Fire in front of Man and Child- 2018
subject: Heritage; Charshandbeh Soori; Newport Beach; Los Angeles, California
description: A pereson jumps over a large fire pit, with a man and a child waiting their turns in the background.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-13
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Charshanbeh Soori_014.JPG
coverage: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California

Couple Jumps Over Fire- 2018
subject: Heritage; Charshandbeh Soori; Newport Beach; Los Angeles, California
description: A couple holding hands jumps over a large fire pit, as several people look on in the background.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-13
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Charshanbeh Soori_015.JPG
coverage: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California

Large Fire Burning at Charshanbeh Soori- 2018
subject: Heritage; Charshandbeh Soori; Newport Beach; Los Angeles, California
description: People stand around and take photos of a large fire burning inside a fire pit on the beach.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-13
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Charshanbeh Soori_016.JPG
coverage: Newport Beach, Los Angeles, California

Everyday Life Westwood Blvd - 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California;
description: The Farsi signs for an Iranian bookstore and a beauty salon on Westwood blvd.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Westwood Blvd Magazine Stand- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Several Azadi (Freedom) magazines with images of the Former Shah and queen of Iran are seen behind the glass display of an Iranian bookstore in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Westwood Shop Front Magazines- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Four Azadi (Freedom) magazines with images of Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Farah Pahlavi, Reza Pahlavi, and Donald Trump are placed behind the glass display in an Iranian bookstore in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Westwood Shop Front Posters- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: A poster in Farsi advertising an Iranian singer's Christmas concert in San Jose, CA.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Pars Book and Publishing Window- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Pars book and publishing window at Westwood. Two books with photos of the former Shah and queen are among the Farsi poetry books and novles on display.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Bahar Institue- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: The sign advertising Bahar institute where children can attend Farsi language learning classes and dance classes.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Photos in Window- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Photographs of several Iranian actors and directors (from before and after the revolution) are displayed behind the window of a small photo center in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Passport Photo Window- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: A small photo center in Westwood that caters to Iranian customers. The large farsi sign reads: (in large font) passport photo, (in small font) visa photo, green card photo, citizenship photo. T The small sign to the left advertises immigration services.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Beauty Salon Poster- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: A poster in both Farsi and English, advertising a beauty salon in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Love Gallery Sign- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: A window sign redirects customers to the new location of "Gallery-e Eshgh" (Love Gallery), an Iranian store in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Gift Shop Window- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: The window of an Iranian gift shop in Westwood.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Gift Shop Glassware- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Glassware and decorative items are displayed behind the window of an Iranian gift shop in Westwood. The Farsi text at the bottom reads "The best and fairest buyer in all town"
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Bookshop Window- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Freedom Scultpure and Office Buildings- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: Close-up of the Freedom sculpture
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Freedom Scultpure- 2017
subject: Everyday Life; Westwood; Los Angeles, California; Magazine
description: The Freedom sculpture, inspired by the Cyrus cylinder (a symbol of the Iranian pre-Islamic identity) installed on Santa Monica Blvd just outside of Beverly Hills. The sculpture is surrounded by tall office buildings.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2017-12-16
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Present at Rumi Night
subject: Heritage; Rumi Night; Flame International; Los Angeles, California
description: Presenting and discussing the poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-02-10
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Rumi Night_001.JPG
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Dancer at Rumi Night- 2018
subject: Heritage; Rumi Night; Flame International; Los Angeles, California
description: Sufi dance of Samaa during a Rumi Night session in which poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-02-10
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Rumi Night_002.JPG
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Samaa Dance during Rumi Night- 2018
subject: Heritage; Rumi Night; Flame International; Los Angeles, California
description: Sufi dance of Samaa during a Rumi Night session in which poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-02-10
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Rumi Night_003.JPG
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Samaa Dance at Rumi Night- 2018
subject: Heritage; Rumi Night; Flame International; Los Angeles, California
description: Sufi dance of Samaa during a Rumi Night session in which poetry of Rumi--a 13th-century mystic Persian poet.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-02-10
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Rumi Night_004.JPG
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Audience at Nowruz Event- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: The audience watches one of the dance performances at the main stage of the Farhang Foundation's Nowruz event at UCLA. A woman in the foreground records the performance on her phone.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_024.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Woman Putting on Shawl- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: A woman in traditional costume wraps a shawl around her forehead during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus. A group of women in matching red velvet costumes play the Daf in the background, as the audience records the performance.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_025.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Two Women with Daf- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: Two women in red velvet costumes and gold tiaras play the Daf during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus. Other women and girls in traditional costumes walk along holding up bouquts of colorful flowers.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_026.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Women Posing for Photo- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: "A group of women and young girls in colorful traditional costumes pose for photos during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus."
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_027.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Women Performing with Daf- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: A group of women in matching red velvet and gold costumes play a song with Daf during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_028.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Man Playing the Sorna- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; UCLA; Los Angeles, California
description: A man in traditional costumes plays the Sorna during the Nowruz Spring Walk on UCLA campus.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-11
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz UCLA_029.jpg
coverage: Los Angeles, California

Man on Stage with Kids- 2018
subject: Heritage; Nowruz; Bazaar; Rancho Palos Verdes, California
description: Ardavan Mofid --a known Iranian actor living in exile in Los Angeles-- MCs the entertainment programs in Nowruz Bazaar. Like other organizers, he is interested in involving kids in the celebrations of Nowruz.
creator: Ehsan Estiri
source: Tehrangeles Project, Los Angeles, California
publisher: Utah State University Libraries
date: 2018-03-18
contributor: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
rights: Afsane Rezaei; Ehsan Estiri
identifier: DNO-0132_Heritage_Nowruz Bazaar_IAS_001.jpg
coverage: Ranchos Palos Verde, California