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December 19, 2008, Los Angeles, CA – Nooshin Meshkaty was recently sworn in as the President of the Beverly Hills Board of Education. According to news reports, Meshkaty has made […]...
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In August of 2008, the Public Affairs of Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion survey of Iranian Americans to gather […]...
Iranian Alliances Across Borders presents The Fourth International Conference on the Iranian Diaspora ANNOUNCING: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR PRESENTATION (DEADLINE for abstracts: February 2, 2009) Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) […]...
Last night, Washington DC’s Iranian Americans were out in force to support one of their own. Afshin Molavi, esteemed writer (“Persian Pilgrimages: Journeys across Iran”) and think-tanker extraordinaire (New America […]...
November 13, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently conducted a study that found Iranian immigrants among the top 20 immigrant groups with the highest rate of […]...
In December of this year, PAAIA’s members will get the chance to vote in the first ever elections for the organization’s Board of Directors.The Board of Directors serves as PAAIA’s […]...
November 5, 2008, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) congratulates President-elect Obama on his historic election victory and his leadership through a nearly flawless campaign. […]...
November 13, 2008, Washington, D.C. – Esha Momeni, an Iranian American graduate student at California State University, Northridge, was released on bail after almost four weeks of detention. PAAIA welcomes […]...
PAAIA Releases Congressional Scorecard for the 110th Congress October 30, 2008, Washington, D.C. – To inform the public as to where members of Congress stand on issues of important to […]...
October 30, 2008, Washington, D.C. – Esha Momeni, an Iranian American graduate student in film and communication at California State University, Northridge, was arrested in Iran on October 15th […]...