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November 16, 2012, Dallas, TX – Richardson City Council member Amir Omar yesterday announced his bid for mayor of Richardson, Texas. The election is scheduled for May 2013 and will […]...
November 6, 2012, Seattle, WA– Bellevue Democrat, Cyrus Habib, claimed victory in Tuesday’s election for the 48th Legislative District of Washington state’s House of Representatives. Habib wasendorsed and supported by […]...
Iranian Americans are one of the most highly educated groups in the United States, and have made great contributions to the life of the nation. PAAIA is proud to highlight […]...
November 2, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of PAAIA, today announced the full list of candidates and party committees it has […]...
November 2, 2012, Washington D.C. – On October 25, 2012, Congressman Edward R. Royce (R-CA) contacted Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner urging them […]...
Maz Jobrani–comedian, actor and, in his words, “bald Persian”–is making a film!! The film will be called “Jimmy Vestvood, Amerikan Hero.” According to Jobrani, “It is basically a Middle Eastern […]...
October 25, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On October 22, 2012, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an important revision of Iranian Transactions Regulations […]...
October 24, 2012, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released its congressional scorecard for the 112th Congress, which informs the public as to where […]...
October 18, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is pleased to announce that Nellie Kargar and Alen Takhsh have been selected as the new […]...
October 18, 2012, Washington, D.C. – There is a new Iranian American on Capitol Hill and his name is Darien Salehy. Darien who is the Fall recipient of PAAIA’s Capitol […]...