Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xi
5. Preface to the New Edition xvi
6. Introduction 1
7. Introduction to the New Edition 22
8. 1 The Paradox of Migration Neither Happy in Exile nor Looking Forward to Returning Home 35
9. 2 To Be or Not to Be an Iranian: Politics, Media, and the Paradox of National Identity 61
10. 3 Double Ambivalence and Double Detachment: The Paradox of Living in the United States 82
11. 4 To Be an Iranian, American, or Iranian American: Family, Cultural Resistance, and the Paradox of Ethnic Identity among Second-Generation Iranian Americans 107
12. 5 Exile and the Paradox of Gender, Marriage, and Family 146
13. 6 States, Foreign Policy, and the Paradox of Inclusion: U.S.-Iran Diplomatic Negotiations since Obama and the Predicament of Iranian Americans 169
14. 7 Exile and Political Activism: The Paradox of National Allegiance and Political Loyalty 179
15. Conclusion 194
16. Afterword 199
17. Appendix: Research Methodology 208
18. Acknowledgments 216
19. Notes 218
20. References 232
21. Index 241