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Lousy Foreigner

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I found this book by accident in a gift shop, and because of the title and cover photo, was intrigued by it. The author's name was familiar---I realized that I had worked with Dr. Payan at a small hospital in Michigan's Upper Peninsula in the early 1980's when he was a pathologist there and I was an ER nurse. Naturally, I wanted to read his story of coming to America. I found it to be a delightful read. His stories are well told, there's a subtle humor waiting to break out in many of them. He has carefully told the details of everday life growing up in Iran. There are stories that are compassionate and moving of his experiences as a young physician, and others that are a sad commentary of how those new to the US are sometimes treated. I would definitely recommend it as an enjoyable read.