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Iranian Family Embraces Both Cultures

Saeid Zeiaei and his wife Hadija Faraji became U.S. citizens last year. They have two young children born in the United States.

Even though all four members are American citizens now, and they are embracing American culture, the family continues to preserve their Iranian heritage, too.

They watch Iranian shows on their satellite TV and their son is learning to chant the Koran in Arabic.

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Jennifer Ludden helps edit energy and environment stories for NPR's National Desk, working with NPR staffers and a team of public radio reporters across the country. They track the shift to clean energy, state and federal policy moves, and how people and communities are coping with the mounting impacts of climate change.