March 13, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), the connected Political Action Committee (PAC) of PAAIA, today announced its new Board of Directors for the 2016 election cycle. New board members were

March 12, 2015, Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, March 11, PAAIA attended the White House celebration in honor of Nowruz, hosted by First Lady Michelle Obama.  The festivities started in the East Room with an

March 12, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Forty-seven Senate Republicans sent an open letter Tuesday  to Iranian leaders, warning that President Obama’s successor could revoke any nuclear agreement “with the stroke of a pen” if the

March 6, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Like much of the world, Iranian Americans have followed the Iran nuclear negotiations and ensuing developments with great interest. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a resource page that

March 6, 2015, Washington, D.C. – Congress is considering a number of legislative initiatives that may be of interest to the Iranian American community. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a roundup on

March 5, 2015, Washington D.C. – U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-TN), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,  and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) last week introduced legislation which would require congressional review and approval of any

February 27, 2015, Washington D.C. –  Asian Americans Advancing for Justice along with the Iranian American Bar Association and eleven other bar associations filed a friend of the court brief (amicus curiae) today in support

February 20, 2015, Washington D.C. – World-renowned comedian and actor, Maz Jobrani, explains what it’s like to be an Iranian American in Hollywood in his new book, “I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One

February 20, 2015, Seattle, WA – The Washington State Senate recently passed legislation authored by Senator Cyrus Habib that would allow citizens to submit legislative testimony remotely via the internet. In a unanimous vote, Senate

February 18, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The University of Massachusetts Amherst today announced that they have reversed the ban on Iranian students from their science and engineering programs. The policy reversal comes after UMass Amherst

February 13, 2015, Washington D.C. – The Oklahoma State University will be expanding their Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies program thanks to Iranian American business owners and philanthropists Mohammad and Jalal Farzaneh.  The $1.6 million

February  13, 2015, Washington, D.C. –  In conjunction with an exhibit on Nasta’liq, an aesthetically refined form of Persian calligraphy developed between the 14th and 16th centuries, the Freer and Sackler Galleries of the Smithsonian

February 13, 2015, Washington D.C. – Rand Corporation recently released a comprehensive non-partisan report entitled, “The Days After a Deal with Iran: Congress’s Role in Implementing a Nuclear Agreement,” as part of a series of

February 13, 2015, Washington, D.C. – In a recent statement, University of Massachusetts Amherst announced they will no longer accept Iranian nationals to their engineering and natural sciences programs due to their concerns in complying

February 12, 2015, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Census has initiated a plan to test a new classification for persons from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region for possible inclusion in the 2020