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PAAIA in 2008 – Reflecting on our 1st Year Accomplishments January 15, 2009, Washington, D.C. – In August of 2007 when its Interim Board of Directors and Executive Director were […]...
Iranian Americans in the 2010 California Primary Elections Manssourian wins while Ameli is set for runoff in November June 9, 2010, Los Angeles, C.A. – Four Iranian Americans were running […]...
Press Release by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) December 31, 2008 MERRILL LYNCH TO PAY $1.55 MILLION FOR JOB BIAS AGAINST IRANIAN MUSLIM FORMER EMPLOYEE EEOC Settles Suit […]...
Desiree Mehbod, a conversation with Rudi Bakhtiar It’s 8am on Tuesday, just two days before Christmas, and while most of us are frenetically tending to last minute “Festivus” details, one […]...
Executive Summary In August of 2008, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a national public opinion survey of American perceptions of Iranian Americans, […]...
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 […]...