Tamana Yari Ansari and Shafi Sekandar | Imar Magazine
LOS ANGELES — LA’s parks have become cultural hubs where Afghan Americans gather for Eid prayers, family picnics, Norooz celebrations and weekend get-togethers.
Watch the special Fanous Show special segment below, as co-hosts Tamana Yari Ansari and Shafi Sekandari explore the vital role that green spaces in Los Angeles — from Balboa Park to Woodley and Reseda — play in the lives of Afghan families in an increasingly polarized society.
This story was produced by American Community Media in collaboration with the Laboratory for Environmental Narrative Strategies (LENS) at UCLA as part of the Greening American Cities initiative supported by the Bezos Earth Fund. Read more stories like this by visiting the Greening Communities homepage.
