Persis Karim

American literature scholar, educator, author
Person human Q109544706
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Summary

Persis Karim was born on 1962[1]. She has worked as a poet[2], editor[3], chairperson[4], essayist[5], and film director[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month, #7,292 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United States[8]
  • Ethnic group: Iranian Americans[9], French Americans[10]
  • Occupation: university teacher[11]
  • Employer: University of Texas at Austin[12], University of California, Santa Cruz[13], San Jose State University[14], Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies[15]
  • Notable work: The Dawn is Too Far[16]
  • Sex or gender: female[17]
  • Commons category: Persis Karim[18]
  • Residence: Berkeley[19], Walnut Creek[20]
  • Family name: Karim[21]
  • Given name: Persis[22]
  • Official website: http://persiskarim.com/[23]
  • Student of: Al Young[24]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[25], Persian[26]
  • P14750: 3C60-1FC0-AF46-78D3-BD7D[27]

Why It Matters

Persis Karim is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

FAQs

What did Persis Karim do for work?

Persis Karim worked as a poet[2], editor[3], chairperson[4], essayist[5], and film director[6].

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  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1283607867
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nlai id → 226100
    Country of citizenship → United States
    Educated at → University of Texas at Austin, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/12nwzvd2p
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