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July 6, 2016, Washington, D.C.- Today, Congressman Ed Royce (R-39th/CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Congressman Gerald Connolly (D-11th/VA) introduced a bipartisan resolution calling on the Iranian […]...
June 10 2016, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA interviewed Azadeh Khalili, the first Executive Director of the Commission on Gender Equity in New York City, about her career in human rights as […]...
June 20, 2016, Washington D.C. – With the New York and Washington primary elections fast approaching, Iranian American candidates Anna Kaplan and Cyrus Habib are poised to have strong showings and […]...
Aava Khajavi, PAAIA’s 2016 recepient of the Akhbar Ghahary Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), graduated from American University this May with a B.A. in Psychology. She is passionate about educational equity […]...
June 16, 2016, Washington D.C.- The Atlantic Council held a symposium on Thursday, June 16 to discuss the implications of the one-year mark of the nuclear aspects of the Joint […]...
May 23, 2016, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA interviewed highly successful tech entrepreneur and angel investor Hadi Partovi about his career path, being a successful Iranian American, and the importance of technology […]...
May 20, 2016, Washington, DC — On May 16, the highest-ranking Iranian American in political office and the first Iranian American to serve as a State Senator filed paperwork to run […]...
May 13, 2016, Washington D.C. – The Middle East Institute in Washington, D.C. held a panel on Friday, May 13th, to discuss regional tensions in the Middle East in the […]...
Urge your Representative to oppose efforts that would punish the Iranian people, undermine U.S. interests, and impair the U.S. immigration system. May 25, 2016, Washington, D.C. – The House Judiciary […]...
May 11, 2016, Washington, D.C. – On Thursday, May 19, members of the Iranian and American national wrestling teams will meet at Times Square in New York City for a […]...