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
Amendment Preventing Unconstitutional War with Iran is Withdrawn
Washington, DC – In an effort to prevent unconstitutional war with Iran, Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA/17th), Anthony Brown (D-MD/4th), John Garamendi (D-CA/3rd),... Read More
New Data Shows Only 1.3% of Iranian Applicants Receive Travel Ban Waivers
Washington, DC — Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) released new data from the State Department on Travel Ban waiver issuance earlier this... Read More
Ansari Fellowship Program Announces Summer Fellow, Safa Ansari-Bayegan
Washington, DC – The Ansari Fellowship Program, a PAAIA initiative generously funded by PAAIA member Bijan Ansari, is excited to announce its summer... Read More
Six Iranian Americans Awarded 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
Washington, DC – On May 10th, 2019, six highly accomplished Iranian Americans were awarded the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor for... Read More
PAAIA Launches Civic Engagement Initiative
PAAIA is pleased to announce its Civic Engagement Initiative, a new program committed to encouraging Iranian Americans to get involved as concerned members of... Read More