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Who is Aunt Parvine from Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America and what is their importance?
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Aunt Parvine was a physician in Switzerland. When the family visited her, she was certain she could teach Firoozeh to swim. When she failed, she offered the diagnosis that Firoozeh was built like a rock and therefore would never be able to swim.
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America