PAAIA Launches the Sarram Service Initiative (SSI)!

Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is thrilled to announce the latest addition to our Civic Leadership Program: the Sarram Service Initiative (SSI)! Designed specifically […]
Meet PAAIA’s Spring 2024 CHIP Fellows!

Washington, DC — PAAIA’s Civic Leadership Program is thrilled to announce our Spring 2024 cohort of five Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellows: Bahar Babagoli, Ava Etemadi, Melody Mashouf, […]
PAAIA Urges Senator Cardin & SFRC to Pass MAHSA Act

Washington, DC — Last week, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) penned a letter urging Senator Cardin and the entire Senate Foreign Relations Committee (SFRC) to take action […]
IAPAC is Proud to Endorse Alex Mohajer for California State Senate

Washington, DC — The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), PAAIA’s affiliated PAC, is proud to announce its endorsement of Alex Mohajer for California State Senate’s 37th District! An award-winning […]
Fall CHIP Fellow Anaïs Acree Reflects on Internship with Rep. Austin Scott

Pezeshkan Family Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellow Anaïs Acree is a senior studying International Affairs and Modern Languages at Georgia Institute of Technology. This fall, she interned in the office of […]
PAAIA Continues to Stand Up for the Iranian American Community

Washington, D.C. — Much is happening in the world at this pivotal moment. Here at PAAIA, we understand that many of you are concerned about not only what is happening […]
Bipartisan Temporary Family Visitation Act (TFVA) Reintroduced in the Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon KuehnPosition: Director of Communications, PAAIA Email: [email protected] Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, D.C. — Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) welcomes the reintroduction of the Temporary […]
PAAIA Welcomes Daniel Khoshkepazi as the Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy

Washington, DC — The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is proud to welcome Daniel Khoshkepazi to our team in his role as the Director of Civic Engagement and […]
PAAIA Hosts Briefing in Honor of the One Year Anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom

Last year, the arrest and subsequent death in state custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini lit a spark as women and girls took to the streets to stand up for their […]
Meet PAAIA’s Fall 2023 CHIP Fellow: Anaïs Acree

Washington, DC — PAAIA congratulates our Fall 2023 Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow Anaïs Acree! Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, Anaïs Acree is a senior studying International […]