February 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is pleased to announce the launch of its Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP), which aims to promote increased civic participation by

Tara Kamangar Will Perform “Notes from Persia” at San Diego’s Passing the Torch of Success   January 26, 2012, Washington, D.C. – “Tara Kamangar is a world-class pianist who excels at blending the best of

Empower, Enable, and Educate Our Community  January 25, 2012, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA invites you to view videos from the Washington D.C. Passing the Torch of Success event held to a sold-out crowd at the

January 26, 2012, Washington, D.C. – “Tara Kamangar is a world-class pianist who excels at blending the best of Western and Middle Eastern compositions.” — Gulf News PAAIA, San Diego Chapter and ISTA at UCSD are

January 12, 2012, Washington, D.C. – Venture Capitalist, global entrepreneur and philanthropist, Kamran Elahian was born in 1954, Tehran and immigrated to the U.S. in 1972.  He received his BS in computer science, BS in mathematics, and

PAAIA Begins 2012 with Plans for Numerous Programs that are Aimed at Uniting our Community PAAIA begins 2012 by providing numerous programs that are aimed at uniting our community, building our youth, and having our

    January 5, 2012, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) and the Iranian American community at large are seriously concerned about the fate of Amir Hekmati, an Iranian American

Acclaimed Iranian-American author and humorist, Firoozeh Dumas will be speaking at PAAIA’s signature event, “Passing of the Torch of Success” at the University of California San Diego’s Mandeville Auditorium on January 29, 2012. A best-selling

A doctor and Air Force veteran, Pooran brings compelling story to the election for the 6th Congressional District of Maryland By PAAIA Staff December 7, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Milad Pooran (D-MD), a physician who

National poll gathers accurate demographic and attitudinal information about the Iranian American community December 7, 2011, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) today released the findings of its third national public opinion

  By Shirin Jamshidi   December 7, 2011, Washington, D.C. – More than three decades after the well-known storming of the US embassy in Tehran and the hostage taking of the diplomats for 444 days,

Passing the Torch of Success is Coming to San Diego! By PAAIA Staff December 2, 2011, San Diego – Building on the success of previous Passing the Torch of Success events, PAAIA San Diego will

By: Shirin Jamshidi In their soon-to-be-released film, The Iran Job, Sara Nojoudmi and her husband Till Schauder follow an American basketball player Kevin Sheppard as he accepts a job to play in one of the

By: PAAIA Staff Survey results to be officially released next week November 30, 2011, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) held a briefing on Tuesday at the Department of State

By: Kia Makarechi & Houston Chapter Leader During the week of Thanksgiving, PAAIA chapters nationwide celebrated the second annual PAAIA Persian Thanks. Chapter volunteers, local merchants, and businesses came together to collect food items, donations,