PAAIA Featured on Voice of America

Washington, D.C., September 9, 2008 – PAAIA’s Executive Director, Babak Hoghooghi, and Director of Public Relations, Rudi Bakhtiar, were guests on VOA’s “Do Ruzeh Aval” with Bijan Farhoody on September 6, 2008. During the hour long interview, Hoghooghi and Bakhtiar presented a preview of the Profiles of Iranian Americans, being sponsored by PAAIA and discussed the organization’s mission to represent the domestic interests of the Iranian American community before U.S. policymakers, opinion makers and the American public at large.

Iranian American ‘Citizen Congressman’
Shahinfar Loses Election But Vows to Continue Working on Behalf of the People of New York

Albany, NY, September 10, 2008 - Darius Shahinfar lost his bid to become the Democratic nominee last Tuesday in a race to fill the seat being vacated by U.S. Representative Mike McNulty in the 21st Congressional District of New York. Although his bid to become the first American of Iranian heritage to serve in the U.S. Congress fell short, Shahinfar’s campaign did receive a tremendous amount of financial and grass roots support from the Iranian American community and beyond, prompting expectations of a promising future in New York State politics.

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To help guide Iranian Americans in their political engagement, PAAIA is pleased to announce the launch of its 2008 Presidential Election Guide.

To inform the public as to where members of Congress stand on issues of importance to the Iranian American community, PAAIA has compiled a Congressional Scorecard.

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