Why you should disappoint your parents

Name: Why you should disappoint your parents
Uploaded: 2024-04-11T14:42:19Z
Duration: 9 min 36 s
Description: When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you.

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TED Immigrant Diaspora: Iranian

• December 2023

When filmmaker Desiree Akhavan told her Iranian immigrant parents she was in love with a woman, she knew they would object. She explains why it's worth the risk to let people get to know the real you.