PAAIA Applauds Decision to Dismantle the Special Registration Program
WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama administration announced that it would dismantle the regulatory framework behind the dormant National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS). Created in the wake of September 11, 2001, NSEERS required […]
PAAIA Interviews Award-Winning Architects Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri were born in Iran, and they came to the United States to pursue higher education. After graduating from Cornell University School of Architecture, they established […]
PAAIA Interviews Amir Farokhi on his Campaign for Atlanta City Council
Atlanta, GA – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) recently had the opportunity to interview former NexGen board member Amir Farokhi about his campaign for Atlanta City Council. The election, which […]
Congress Passes a Clean Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act – Measure is Unlikely to Impact the Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – Last week, the United States Senate passed a clean 10-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), sending the bill to the White House for President Obama’s signature. Originally […]
Over 50 House Democrats Call on the Obama Administration to Completely Dismantle the Discriminatory NSEERS Registration System
WASHINGTON – On December 2nd, House Democrats wrote a letter calling on President Obama to permanently dismantle the regulatory framework behind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS) before his administration […]
PAAIA Congratulates Dr. Cumrun Vafa on Receiving a Breakthrough Prize
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Dr. Cumrun Vafa, an Iranian American string theorist at Harvard University, received a Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics at the Silicon Valley award ceremony on December 5th. […]
PAAIA Urges President Obama to Rescind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) joined a coalition of advocacy, civil rights, and inter-faith organizations who wrote a letter urging President Obama to rescind the […]
Update: Assessing the JCPoA Under the Newly Arriving Trump Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Morad Ghorban Phone: (202)-828-8370 Email: [email protected] Policymakers, Middle East analysts, and nuclear arms control experts want to know whether Iran will comply with the terms of […]
Victories and Losses for Iranian Americans in the November Elections
WASHINGTON – A number of Iranian Americans were on the ballot on Election Day, November 8th, 2016. Of the eleven candidates listed below, the following three were successful in their campaigns: State Senator […]
Reflections, Post-Election: A message from PAAIA to the Iranian American Community
Reflections, Post-Election: A message from PAAIA to the Iranian American Community This election was undoubtedly one of the most contentious in modern American history. As proud and patriotic Iranian Americans, […]