San Francisco, CA, August 6, 2008 – With over 200 friends and supporters in attendance, Ahsha Safai formally kicked off his much-anticipated campaign for San Francisco‘s Board of Supervisors on July 20, 2008.  A

Seattle, WA, August 6, 2008 – With less then two weeks to go before the primary election, Susan Amini’s candidacy for Superior Court Judge continues to gain momentum with a new endorsement from the Seattle

Washington, D.C. July 17, 2008 – In recent weeks, the media have reported that the U.S. government is considering establishing a United States Interest Section in Iran.  An interest section would be responsible for protecting

Teacher’s Workshop on Iran A Successful PAAIA Initiative in Educating American Educators From July 8 to 11th, PAAIA sponsored the Summer Teachers Workshop, an annual event organized by the World Affairs Councils of America. Each

Washington, D.C-July 10, 2008 – At a campaign event on July 8, Republican presidential candidate Senator McCain reacted to a question referring to an increase in U.S. cigarette exports to Iran during the Bush administration

Washington, D.C. July 8, 2008 – On June 23, 2008, Florida’s governor signed into law SB 1310, which imposes severe restrictions on travel agents and others selling trips to any nation that appears on the

Eleventh Zarathusti Games held in San Diego  On July 2, 2008 roughly 600 athletes gathered on the campus of the University of San Diego to take part in the 11th Zarathushti Games. What makes this gathering unique

 PAAIA Organizing Support for Darius Shahinfar’s Candidacy for U.S. Congress Darius Shahinfar, an Iranian American, announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st Congressional District on March 9, 2008. Mr. Shahinfar is one of five Democratic

How does PAAIA complement other Iranian American organizations?     PAAIA believes the Iranian American community can most effectively advance its common interests if its many individuals and organizations act collectively and collaboratively.  PAAIA seeks

Iran Temporarily Releases Iranian-American Scholar March 14, 2010 The Associated Press March 14, 2010, Tehran, Iran — Iran has temporarily released an Iranian-American scholar serving prison time on an espionage conviction so he can spend

    February 12, 2010, Washington, D.C. – According to a report published by Reuters News Agency on Wednesday, an Iranian appeals court has reduced the prison sentence of Iranian American scholar Kian Tajbaksh’s to

Yasmin Siraj Takes the Silver at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships January 27, 2010 Yasmin Siraj Takes the Silver at the 2010 U.S. Figure Skating Championships January 27, 2010, Washington, D.C. – Thirteen year

  January 15, 2010, Washington, DC- San Francisco City Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi speaks about the importance of the 2010 Census and urges Iranian Americans to participate and be counted. “Many categories of populations are counted,

  January 8, 2010, Washington, DC – Anousheh Ansari dreamt of going into outer space since she was a child. A number of years and $20 million later, with the help of the Russian space

January 7, 2010 – More accurate figures are sought for the 2010 U.S. census, and last June’s disputed election in Iran is expected to help. Before comedian Peter the Persian took the stage and joked