PAAIA Hosts Briefing in Honor of the One Year Anniversary of Woman, Life, Freedom
Last year, the arrest and subsequent death in state custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini lit a spark as women and girls took... Read More
Meet PAAIA’s Fall 2023 CHIP Fellow: Anaïs Acree
Washington, DC — PAAIA congratulates our Fall 2023 Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow Anaïs Acree! Born and raised in Atlanta,... Read More
The MAHSA Act Passes the House of Representatives!
Washington, D.C. — Today, the MAHSA Act has finally passed in the House of Representatives with 410 votes of support! Coinciding with... Read More
Nader Granmayeh Shares his Experience Interning with Senator Chris Murphy
Pezeshkan Family Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellow Nader Granmayeh is a senior studying political science at Yale University. Below, he reflects on his internship... Read More
Saba Mehrzad Reflects on Internship with Democratic Whip Katherine Clark
Pezeshkan Family Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellow Saba Mehrzad is a rising junior at Harvard College pursuing a joint-degree in Computer Science... Read More
Kevin Mani Shares his Experience Interning with Senator Blumenthal
PAAIA’s Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellow Kevin Mani is a senior at Boston University’s College of Communication majoring in Journalism... Read More
Persia Zurita Reflects on Internship with APS World Languages Department
PAAIA’s 2023 Ansari Fellow, Persia Zurita, is a rising sophomore at George Washington University studying Political Science, Philosophy, and International Affairs with... Read More
Kian Rajaeian Shares his Experience Interning with CA State Senator Tom Umberg
PAAIA Summer Ansari Fellow, Kian Rajaeian, is a rising senior at Arizona State University majoring in Political Science with a minor in... Read More
PAAIA is Hiring a New Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy!
The Position The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is seeking a Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy. Description The Director... Read More
PAAIA Statement on Potential Hostage Deal
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Biden Administration reportedly reached a deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran to release 5 Iranian American... Read More