Poll Briefing on Capitol Hill Highlights Concerns of Iranian American Community
Washington, DC – On Monday, January 13th, PAAIA held its annual Capitol Hill poll briefing and panel discussion which aims to educate congressional... Read More
PAAIA Statement on Deportation of Iranian Student
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today responded to the deportation... Read More
IAPAC Announces Endorsement of Sam Nejabat for San Diego City Council
Washington, DC – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected PAC of the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), today... Read More
Safa Ansari-Bayegan Reflects on Summer PAAIA Ansari Fellowship
I decided to pursue my law degree at Berkeley to become a public defender and to help elevate the voices of those... Read More
PAAIA Attends First Ever Travel Ban Hearing
On Tuesday, PAAIA attended the very first congressional hearing on the Travel Ban. The hearing highlighted the various ways in which the... Read More
Iranian American Zahra Karinshak Announces Congressional Bid
Today Georgia State Senator Zahra Karinshak announced her candidacy for Georgia’s 7th congressional district in the upcoming 2020 elections. If successful, Zahra... Read More
PAAIA’s 2019 Spring CHIP Fellow Nikki Adeli Reflects on Internship
Washington, DC — This past semester, I had the honor of serving my home state of Pennsylvania as a Legislative Intern for... Read More
PAAIA Statement on Failure of Udall-Kaine Amendment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Leila Austin Email: leila@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) issued the... Read More
PAAIA’s 2019 Civic Engagement Forum: An Empowering and Successful First
Washington, DC — On June 8th, PAAIA hosted its inaugural Civic Engagement Forum at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies... Read More
A Conversation with Dr. Narges Bajoghli
Washington, DC – PAAIA recently had the opportunity to talk to Dr. Narges Bajoghli, Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at Johns... Read More