"We arrived at our hotel to find the lobby full of Iranians. Unaccustomed to seeing so many of our fellow countrymen in one place, my parents started mingling feverishly, discovering friends of friends and long-forgotten colleagues."
This reminds me of when Sundara's aunt comes on the plane from Cambodia. There are Cambodians all over the airport ready to make her feel welcome in American, just like all of the Iranians coming to Washington D.C. to welcome the Shah.
"The demonstrators had crossed the road, They were stampeding toward us waving sticks with nails driven into them. People were screaming and running. Instead of Iranian flags the lawn was suddenly covered with bloody and injured Iranians. My parents and I ran and ran and ran."
Demonstrations like these are why Sundara's family moved to America, to escape the brutal punishments from the Khmer Rouge, but things like that still happen in America. There is still unlawful demonstrations against certain groups, like Iranians and the Shah.
This is AMAZING!!!
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