Never heard of her.
I was born to Iranian immigrants in Fresno, California. By the age of 2, I had managed to talk my parents into moving out to Los Angeles ... you would too if you lived in Fresno. But L.A. wasn't the answer either and on my 5th birthday, I was on a plane to the Middle East, where I hoped my parents would reap the rewards of their American education. They did ... for a while. But in 1979, there was an Islamic revolution in Iran; the shah was overthrown. The Ayatollah Khomeini took over, and many were killed. My world, as I had known -- and loved it, was over. I owe a lot to those trying times: I would not be the person I am today if I had not been forced to endure five post-revolution years in Iran. That kind of oppression and lost opportunities inspired me to make the most of my life and take nothing for granted.
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