SAN JOSE — Judge Nahal Iravani-Sani still remembers the awkward silences her parents experienced when they told their new American neighbors about emigrating from Iran during the hostage crisis of the early 1980s.
She also remembers how her older sister was taunted, told frequently by classmates to go back to her country.
While Iravani-Sani is grateful today for the opportunities that le... (continued)