Farid Hadj Reflects on His Ansari Fellowship Experience with City Year Los Angeles

PAAIA’s 2025 Ansari Public Service Fellow, Farid Hadj, is a recent graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he earned his B.A. in Political Science. This summer, Farid […]
PAAIA Welcomes Fall 2024 CHIP Fellow Negar Faily

Washington, DC — PAAIA is excited to announce our Fall 2024 Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) fellow, Negar Faily. A senior at Loyola University Chicago, Negar Faily is majoring in Political Science […]
CHIP Fellow Ariana Ghafouri Reflects on Internship with Rep. Gerry Connolly

Ariana Ghafouri is a junior at Brown University pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Behavioral Decision Sciences. This summer she interned with Congressman Gerry Connolly’s district office. This summer, […]
CHIP Fellow Yasamin Khosh Reflects on Internship with Rep. Maxwell Frost

Yasamin Khosh is a rising junior at Florida State University, pursuing a dual degree in Political Science and Media Communications. This summer, she interned with Congressman Maxwell Frost on Capitol […]
CHIP Fellow Lindsey Mazarei Reflects on Internship with Rep. Adam Schiff

A rising sophomore at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), Lindsey Mazarei is majoring in Political Science with a concentration in American Politics. This summer, she interned with Congressman […]
Ansari Fellow Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi Reflects on Internship with American Gateways

PAAIA’s 2024 Ansari Fellow, Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi, is a law student at the University of Texas School of Law, where she previously earned a B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies. Below, […]
Hasti Sadri Reflects on her Ansari Fellowship Experience with the Brookings Institution

PAAIA’s 2024 Ansari Fellow, Hasti Sadri, is a rising senior and Honors Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill. Sadri is majoring in Political Science and Peace, War, and Defense, with a minor in […]
PAAIA is Hiring a New Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy!

The Position The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is seeking a Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy. Description The Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy (DCED) plays a […]
PAAIA Celebrates Our Third Civic Leaders Summit!

From July 8 – 14, PAAIA hosted our third annual Civic Leaders Summit in Washington, DC! Twenty-one Iranian American high schoolers and counselors came together for a transformative week of learning. […]
Meet Our 2024 Ansari Fellows

Washington, D.C. — PAAIA is excited to announce our summer 2024 Ansari Fellows: Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi and Hasti Sadri. Funded by the Ansari family, the Ansari Fellowship is a key initiative […]