PAAIA Applauds Decision to Dismantle the Special Registration Program
WASHINGTON – Today, the Obama administration announced that it would dismantle the regulatory framework behind the dormant National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS).... Read More
PAAIA Interviews Award-Winning Architects Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Gisue Hariri and Mojgan Hariri were born in Iran, and they came to the United States to pursue higher education.... Read More
PAAIA Interviews Amir Farokhi on his Campaign for Atlanta City Council
Atlanta, GA – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) recently had the opportunity to interview former NexGen board member Amir Farokhi about his... Read More
Congress Passes a Clean Extension of the Iran Sanctions Act – Measure is Unlikely to Impact the Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON – Last week, the United States Senate passed a clean 10-year extension of the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA), sending the bill to... Read More
Over 50 House Democrats Call on the Obama Administration to Completely Dismantle the Discriminatory NSEERS Registration System
WASHINGTON – On December 2nd, House Democrats wrote a letter calling on President Obama to permanently dismantle the regulatory framework behind the National... Read More
PAAIA Congratulates Dr. Cumrun Vafa on Receiving a Breakthrough Prize
SILICON VALLEY, Calif. – Dr. Cumrun Vafa, an Iranian American string theorist at Harvard University, received a Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics at... Read More
PAAIA Urges President Obama to Rescind the National Security Entry-Exit Registration System (NSEERS)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) joined a coalition of advocacy, civil rights, and inter-faith organizations who wrote... Read More
Update: Assessing the JCPoA Under the Newly Arriving Trump Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Morad Ghorban Phone: (202)-828-8370 Email: Morad@PAAIA.org Policymakers, Middle East analysts, and nuclear arms control experts want to know... Read More
Victories and Losses for Iranian Americans in the November Elections
WASHINGTON – A number of Iranian Americans were on the ballot on Election Day, November 8th, 2016. Of the eleven candidates listed below, the... Read More
Reflections, Post-Election: A message from PAAIA to the Iranian American Community
Reflections, Post-Election: A message from PAAIA to the Iranian American Community This election was undoubtedly one of the most contentious in modern... Read More