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The Iranian American Scholarship Fund has awarded scholarships to 15 outstanding students for the 2009-2010 academic year. This year’s recipients are from all […]...
Use PAAIA’s MegaVote to track your Senators and Representative’s votes by email Washington, D.C., September 18, 2009 – The U.S. Congress returned to work after a month-long summer recess […]...
September 18, 2009, Washington, D.C. – KOCE-TV, the Public Broadcasting Service’s affiliate in Orange County, recently announced the appointment of Iranian American Mariam Khosravani to its Community Advisory Board. According […]...
September 18, 2009, Los Angeles, CA– Hamed Haddadi, who plays for the Memphis Grizzlies in the National Basketball Association, recently concluded the first ever sports camp for kids held by […]...
September 30, 2009, New York– The Institute of International Education held its 90th Anniversary Gala at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York City on September 23, 2009. Amongst the […]...
September 30, 2009, Washington, D.C. – With three sections of the Patriot Act set to expire on December 31st of this year, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing last […]...
Esteemed Iranian American scholar Lotfi Zadeh was awarded the 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in electrical engineering. A graduate of Tehran University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Columbia University, Zadeh […]...
October 8, 2009, Beverly Hills, CA – On October 18th, Academy Award winning actor Sidney Poitier will be introducing Angella Nazarian and her new book, Life as a Visitor at […]...
October 9, 2009, Washington, D.C. – On October 2nd, Iranian-American David Nahai took the position of Senior Advisor to the Clinton Climate Initiative. The Initiative is part of former President […]...
Washington, D.C., October 9, 2009 – The Senate Judiciary Committee, yesterday approved the USA PATRIOT Act Extension Act of 2009 (S.1692) by a vote of 11-8. The legislation would extend […]...