Item Summary

"Migration reshapes cultural landscapes by transporting traditions, memories, and identities across borders. Immigrants do not arrive in new societies as blank slates; they carry with them cultural practices that continue to shape their communities and relationships in diaspora. Through these practices, cultural heritage travels, adapts, and acquires new meanings within changing social environments. Among the many traditions that migrate with communities from western and central Asia, Nowruz occupies a unique place as a powerful cultural heritage and anchor that connects them to their roots and community. As one of the oldest continuously celebrated festivals in the world, Nowruz symbolizes renewal, rebirth, and the cyclical transformation of nature."

Descriptive Information

Title
Nowruz in King County Washington: cultural continuity, identity reconstruction, and community belonging
Sort Title
nowruz in king county washington: cultural continuity, identity reconstruction, and community belonging
Creator of work
Mehryar, Sher
Contributor
Porsesh Policy Research Institute (United States)
Publisher
Porsesh Policy Research Institute, Washington, 2026
Language
English
Date Created
2026
Format
Reports
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated

Discovery Information

Subject
Arts and culture
Culture
Folk art
Music
Geographic Subject
Afghanistan
Iran
Tajikistan
United States
Geographic Origin
United States

Physical Characteristics

Page Count
(50 pages): color illustrations, charts
File Count
51

Institutional Information

Collection
Born Digital Monographic Reports and Papers
Box number
Monographic Reports and Papers (Publicly Accessible)
Folder number
db7672c4-9759-4991-ba09-907473f9ee0f
Barcode
db7672c4-9759-4991-ba09-907473f9ee0f
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/ephemera_folders/db7672c4-9759-4991-ba09-907473f9ee0f/manifest