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October 30, 2014, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) released its Congressional Scorecard for the 113th Congress today. PAAIA’s 2013-2014 Scorecard informs the public on […]...
October 29, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Last week, the New York Times reported that the Obama administration will sidestep Congress if a deal on Iran’s nuclear program is reached by […]...
October 24, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Amir Afkhami is demonstrating how Iranian Americans are now, more than ever, engaging in the legislative process at the national level. Afkhami, a Robert […]...
October 22, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Iranian American and award-winning computational geneticist at Harvard University, Pardis Sabeti, recently released an uplifting music video honoring the victims of the Ebola virus. […]...
October 20, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 6, 2014, the U.S. Census Bureau announced it will test a new distinct category for respondents of Middle Eastern or North African […]...
October 15, 2014, Seattle, WA – The Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in Washington State, has endorsed the candidacy of State Representative Cyrus Habib for Washington State Senate. […]...
October 9, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 2, 2014, PAAIA’S Director of Government Affairs & Policy, Morad Ghorban, was invited to serve as a member of the U.S. Census […]...
October 8, 2014, Washington, D.C. – On October 1, 2014, the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a hearing to examine the case of Sgt. Andrew Tahmooressi, an […]...
October 8, 2014, Washington, D.C. – This week, the Public Affairs Alliance (PAAIA), along with 30 Years After, the Arab American Institute, the Armenian National Committee of America, and the […]...
September 30, 2014, Washington, D.C. – Last week the family of Amir Hekmati released a video message pleading for his immediate release. Hekmati, an Iranian American and former U.S. Marine, […]...