Merrill Lynch to Pay $1.55 Million for Job Bias Against Former Iranian Worker
Press Release by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) December 31, 2008 MERRILL LYNCH TO PAY $1.55 MILLION FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST IRANIAN MUSLIM FORMER EMPLOYEE EEOC Settles Suit […]
Serving Up Soul Food for the Homeless- Persian Style
Desiree Mehbod, a conversation with Rudi Bakhtiar It’s 8am on Tuesday, just two days before Christmas, and while most of us are frenetically tending to last minute “Festivus” details, one […]
PAAIA Releases Survey of American Perceptions of Iranian Americans
Executive Summary In August of 2008, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion survey of American perceptions of Iranian Americans, […]
Meshkaty Makes History as First Iranian American School Board President
December 19, 2008, Los Angeles, CA – Nooshin Meshkaty was recently sworn in as the President of the Beverly Hills Board of Education. According to news reports, Meshkaty has made […]
Surveys of Iranian Americans
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In August of 2008, the Public Affairs of Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion survey of Iranian Americans to gather […]
IAAB’s Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora
Iranian Alliances Across Borders presents The Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora ANNOUNCING: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PRESENTATION (DEADLINE for abstracts: February 2, 2009) Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) […]
Iranian American Debuts Feature Film Documentary War Child
Last night, Washington DC’s Iranian Americans were out in force to support one of their own. Afshin Molavi, esteemed writer (“Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys across Iran”) and think-tanker extraordinaire (New America […]
SBA Report: Iranians with one of highest rates of immigrant-owned businesses
November 13, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently conducted a study that found Iranian immigrants among the top 20 immigrant groups with the highest rate of […]
Vote in PAAIA’s First Elections
In December of this year, PAAIA’s members will get the chance to vote in the first ever elections for the organization’s Board of Directors.The Board of Directors serves as PAAIA’s […]
PAAIA Congratulates Barack Obama’s Election as the 44th President of the United States
November 5, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) congratulates President-elect Obama on his historic election victory and his leadership through a nearly flawless campaign. […]