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For Immediate Release: Contact: Collin Wesley Boylin Email: [email protected] Phone: (202)-838-8370 Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian organization that represents the [&hel...
Raleigh, NC – Sam Hamadani, a Wake County District Court Judge appointed by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, is running to keep her seat on the bench in 2018. A graduate of […]...
Upwardly Global Honors IA-100 Member Dr. Hamed Faridi for Contributions to Global Diversity and Inclusion New York, NY – Renowned food scientist Dr. Hamed Faridi, Chief Science Officer of McCormick […]...
Joint Statement of the Iranian American Bar Association (IABA), the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), Pars Equality Center, and the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) As organizations representing the […]...
Washington, DC – On August 8, 2017, a bipartisan group of 47 national security leaders issued a statement recommending a comprehensive Iran policy designed to further U.S. national security interests. […]...
Washington, DC – Last week, President Trump endorsed a new bill designed to slash legal immigration to the United States, the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act (S.354). […]...
Parisa Pirooz: I do not attend law school for the same reasons as most. My legal career is not motivated by big law or corporate firms, like the majority of […]...
Contact: Morad Ghorban [email protected] (202) 828-8370 2017 National Public Opinion Survey of Iranian Americans: Poll Shows a Community Under Duress Due to Rising Discrimination Washington, D.C. – Today, the Public Affairs […]...
PAAIA joins the Iranian American Community in mourning the loss of the first woman and Iranian American to win the prestigious Fields Medal. We extend our sincere condolences to her family, […]...
Washington, DC – As debate over Iran sanctions legislation lingers in Washington, today marks the two-year anniversary of the signing of the Iran Nuclear Agreement – otherwise known as the Joint […]...