Media

Interviews, Consultations, & Op-eds

  • A woman with glasses and earrings, labeled as Amy Malek, Director of Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies at Oklahoma State, speaking in a video interview. NBC News NOW logo visible.

    How a new generation of Iranian-American filmmakers are reclaiming the narrative

    NBC News (November 2023)

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  • Building facade with "Irangeles" text overlaid, featuring arches and windows, along with drawn flowers and a bird illustration.

    Irangeles: A Driving Tour

    Los Angeles Conservancy - Wilshire Federal Building audio
    ​(May 2023)

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  • New York Times article titled "Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California" by Soumya Karlamangla, published on October 6, 2022, with a photo of a large crowd holding Iranian flags and protest signs.

    Why So Many Iranian Immigrants Live in California

    New York Times (October 2022)

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  • Los Angeles Times article titled "What do Iranian Americans expect from a Biden administration? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer," featuring a photo of people reflected in a storefront on Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles.

    What do Iranian Americans expect from a Biden administration? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer

    Los Angeles Times (November 2020)

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  • Image of an Iranian passport and a United States passport, featured with text about Ajam Podcast #22: The Paradoxes of Dual Citizenship, dated August 31, 2020.

    Ajam Podcast #22: The Paradoxes of Dual Citizenship

    Ajam Media Collective
    ​(August 2020)

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  • Screenshot of a video titled 'Paradoxes of Dual Nationality: Constraints on Multiple Citizenship in the Iranian Diaspora.' The video features a split-screen with two speakers against the Tehran cityscape background featuring a prominent tower.

    Paradoxes of Dual Nationality: Constraints on Multiple Citizenships in the Iranian Diaspora

    Virtual Conversations Series
    Sharmin & Bijan Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies, Princeton University (May 2020)

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  • Op-ed: "​For Iran's diaspora, plane crash brings grief across oceans and borders"

    Op-ed: "​For Iran's diaspora, plane crash brings grief across oceans and borders"

    Ottawa Citizen / Montreal Gazette / Edmonton Journal

    (January 10, 2020)

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  • Aerial view of a cityscape featuring residential and commercial buildings with high-rises in the background. The image source is "Claiming Space" (2015) by Amy Malek, and there's a subtitle indicating the Iranian-American population in Southern California.

    ​Untold America: Becoming Iranian-American [4 parts]

    AJ+​ (2018)

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  • A woman outdoors in a park setting, wearing a black jacket and white shirt, with trees and people in the background. Text on the image reads: 'Prof. Amy Malek, PhD, Dept. of Anthropology, UCLA' and 'ABC News #Nightline.'

    ​How the Iran Nuclear Deal Hits Home in the US

    ABC Nightline (2015)

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  • Two women having a conversation outdoors with Persian text overlay on the image.

    ​Ticket: Los Angeles

    Manoto TV (2015)

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  • Two women sitting in a car, both wearing seatbelts; one is driving and smiling, the other is in the passenger seat wearing sunglasses. A news ticker is visible at the bottom of the image.

    ​Iranian Enough?

    BBC World (2014)

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  • Group of women in a kitchen setting wearing matching outfits as members of a sorority.

    ​Los Angeles, l'autre capitale de l'Iran

    Le Monde M (2013)

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