Our Immigrant Stories

Cross Cultural Expressions in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has brought together members of the Iranian and Eastern European communities of Los Angeles county to share their unique stories around the immigrant experience through a series of essays. These stories, along with each contributing writer's original artwork have been compiled in two beautiful books titled *Our Immigrant Stories: A Collection of Essays From the Iranian Diaspora." and *Our Immigrant Stories: A Collection of Essays from the Eastern European Diaspora". Both books (which includes English translations of all the shared stories) also include mental health articles and mental health resource lists.

Cross Cultural Expressions in partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health has brought together members of the Iranian and Eastern European communities of Los Angeles county to share their unique stories around the immigrant experience through a series of essays. These stories, along with each contributing writer's original artwork have been compiled in two beautiful books titled *Our Immigrant Stories: A Collection of Essays From the Iranian Diaspora." and *Our Immigrant Stories: A Collection of Essays from the Eastern European Diaspora". Both books (which includes English translations of all the shared stories) also include mental health articles and mental health resource lists.

Mastaneh Moghadam is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She is the Co-founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization, Cross Cultural Expressions. She has over 25 years of experience working with immigrant communities of Los Angeles County. She specializes in multicultural counseling and trauma informed care. She is also a lecturer, writer and director, having worked on the PBS animated series Mixed Nuts as well as mental health features such as Wake Up Sleeping Beauty and The Djinn In The Pen.