As the U.S. war with Iran continues, Iranian-Americans in Michigan said they’re focused on finding a space for common humanity and connection to their heritage.
Negar Dena Afazel was raised in Tehran before moving to Michigan. She’s the founder and leader of the Kalamazoo Violin Choir, and an accomplished violin soloist herself.
“I would like to speak as an Iranian woman, a human, and an artist. I want to say how utterly I am appalled by the recent rhetoric regarding my people and my heritage and my culture,” she said.
Afazel said it’s been an unimaginable time for immigrants from Iran in the past few months. And Afazel, like many others, still has friends and family in Iran…