July 13, 2015, Washington, DC – Nader Tehrani has been named Dean of the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at the Cooper Union in New York City – one of the most prestigious art

June 29, 2015, Washington, D.C.  – Thirty-seven prominent Iranian Americans, consisting of current and former government officials, foreign policy experts, scientists, business leaders, authors and media personalities, sent an open letter urging the 2016 presidential

  June 26, 2015, Washington, D.C. – On June 19th, 2015, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) held a congressional briefing to present the findings of its 2015 National Public Opinion Survey of

June 25, 2015, Washington, DC. — Iranian American physician,  Arshya Vahabzadeh, was  recently named as one of MedTech Boston’s 40 Under 40 Healthcare Innovators—a list of forty accomplished young professionals working to better the United

  June 24, 2015, Washington, DC – The Institute of International Education (IIE) led a delegation of senior U.S. higher education representatives to Iran during the week of June 8th, with the goal of expanding

Iranian Americans and the American public at large support efforts to reach a nuclear agreement with Iran   June 22, 2015, Washington, D.C.  – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released the

WASHINGTON, D.C.  – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released the findings of a national public opinion survey examining the attitudes of both Iranian Americans and the American public at large toward

By Hannah Volmar & Shannon Kuehn June 18, 2015, Washington DC – Searching for the truth behind allegations that his American father was a CIA spy in Iran, Cyrus Copeland has crafted a gripping memoir.

2015 PAAIA NexGen Leadership Conference July 31- August 2, 2015 Santa Clara University June 5, 2015, Washington, DC – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans is proud to announce that the second annual NexGen Leadership Conference (NLC)

June 4, 2015, Washington D.C. – The artwork of acclaimed Iranian artist, Shirin Neshat, is making its first solo appearance in Washington, DC at the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum. The exhibition, entitled “Shirin Neshat: Facing History,”

***UPDATE: On Monday, June 15th, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed H.Res.233 urging for the release of Americans detained in Iran including Iranian Americans Amir Hekmati, Jason Rezaian and Saeed Abedini.  “Today Congress spoke

June 6, 2015, Washington, DC – iBridge Berlin, a conference of high-tech entrepreneurship in Iran and the largest gathering to date of the Iranian diaspora on this topic, is set to take place June 4th

June 6, 2015, Washington, DC – PAAIA NexGen is proud to announce the 2015 National NexGen Board has been reorganized with a renewed commitment to strengthen the next generation of Iranian American leaders. The National

May 27, 2015, Washington, DC – PAAIA, along with six other Iranian American organizations, signed a joint statement today calling on Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to clarify his comments at the Southern Republic Conference last

May 25, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Addressing the Southern Republican Leadership Conference on Friday, May 22nd, Senator Lindsey Graham made highly offensive and incendiary comments by equating all Iranians to liars.  Explaining his leadership style