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Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz in Legislation Introduced This Week March 19, 2009 For Immediate Release March 18, 2009 Contact: Michael Shank: 202.225.3327 [email protected] Rep. Michael Honda Honors Nowruz, the […]...
Congress’ Hidden Treasure: Vafai Is Library’s Go-To Man On Iran March 19, 2009 By Jude O. Marfil Roll Call Staff Gholam Vafai, 86, the oldest employee at the Law Library […]...
Adopt a NoRooz Banner Program in Irvine, CA March 13, 2009 Learn how you can adopt banners to be displayed on the streets of Irvine for the Persian New Year! […]...
Iranian American Entrepreneur, Shabnam Rezaei, Out to Mend Global Fences with Persian Cartoon ‘Babak and Friends’ March 04, 2009 In 2004, Iranian-born entrepreneur Shabnam Rezaei started Persian Mirror, an online […]...
Maz Jobrani on NPR March 03, 2009 Maz Jobrani was six years old when his family emigrated to the U.S. from Iran during the Iranian revolution. He grew up outside […]...
Nobel Laureate Ebadi Addresses Human Rights in Iran at Carnegie Endowment February 06, 2009 On Monday, February 2, 2009, Nobel Laureate and human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi spoke at the […]...
Professor Ezzatollah Negahban, Father of Modern Iranian Archaeology, Passes Away February 05, 2009 Ezzatollah Negahban, the father of modern Iranian archaeology, died on Monday, February 2, at the age of […]...
Iranian American Develops the Robotic Ray January 29, 2009 Farshad Khorrami’s Robotic Ray, a newly developed underwater robot, which could be used to police harbors, seek mines or take samples […]...
Vida Ghahremani: A Star is Reborn in Wayne Wang’s Latest Film January 29, 2009 Vida Ghahremani will play the role of an Iranian exile in Wayne Wang’s new film A […]...