October 18, 2012, San Francisco, CA – On October 8, 2012, PAAIA members and friends from the San Francisco and Silicon Valley hosted an event in support of Cyrus Habib, candidate for the Washington State

October 18, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The result of this year’s U.S. presidential election will go to the heart of how the United States defines itself as a nation and will have special significance for

On Friday, September 28, 2012, nearly 250 guests attended the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) Annual Gala at the West Lounge of the historic Metropolitan Club in New York City to commemorate the

October 2, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) recently had the opportunity to sit down with Rob Sobhani to discuss his independent bid for the U.S. Senate from Maryland.

September 21, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On September 12, 2012, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA 46th) introduced House Concurrent Resolution 137, which expresses the sense of Congress that the Azeri people, currently divided between Azerbaijan and

September 25, 2012, Houston, TX – On September 23, 2012, PAAIA members and friends from Houston hosted two events in honor of Cyrus Habib, a candidate for the Washington State House of Representatives.  A Rhodes

September 25, 2012, Seattle, WA – On September 24, 2012, the Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in Washington State, endorsed the candidacy of Cyrus Habib for Washington State Representative.    “In Position 2, Democrat Cyrus

September 25, 2012, Washington, D.C.– The countdown towards November 6th commenced on Friday as early voting began in two states. Before Election Day, thirty two states and the District of Columbia will have provided “no

Round-Up 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 bi-weekly round-up on the status of

September 7, 2012, Washington D.C. – Iranian American Vali Nasr was named one of the most powerful Democrats on U.S. foreign policy by the Foreign Policy Magazine, coming in at number 48 on the journal’s

September 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On September 4, 2012, Mr. Ali Moayedian posted an editorial on Payvand.com titled “Is PAAIA advocating for an attack on Iran?” Among other things, in it Mr. Moayedian charges

September 7, 2012, San Francisco, CA – The Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (BAIAD) will be hosting a public event in support of President Obama’s re-election efforts on Sunday, September 16th in Sunnyvale, California. Featured speakers

September 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On August 11, two devastating twin earthquakes struck the province of Azerbaijan, Iran. Hundreds were killed, thousands injured and 50,000 displaced to emergency camps. Damage to infrastructure was devastating

September 7, 2012, Pasadena, CA   – On Saturday, September 8, Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School located in Pasadena, California, will formally inaugurate Ezat Parnia, Ph.D., as its ninth president. Pacific Oaks College is

September 4, 2012, Washington D.C. – Iranian American Vali Nasr was named one of the most powerful Democrats on U.S. foreign policy by the Foreign Policy Magazine, coming in at number 48 on the journal’s