By: PAAIA Staff     Building on the success of previous Passing the Torch of Success events, PAAIA San Diego will be hosting the Passing the Torch of Success at UC San Diego Manderville Auditorium

  Join PAAIA to Give Thanks Persian Style! By PAAIA Staff November 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. – For the second year, PAAIA members and the communities in which they reside are coming together to give

November 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Avid Boustani is the Coordinator for CleanTech Los Angeles at the Office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. Shirin Jamshidi is now a consultant at Booz Allen. Roya Soleimani is now

By PAAIA Staff November 16, 2011, San Diego, CA – Carlsbad City Councilwomen Farrah Douglas’ campaign for State Assembly of California continues to gain momentum with a recent endorsement from Encinitas Mayor James Bond. Douglas is

By PAAIA Staff November 16, 2011, Washington, D.C. – For the second year, PAAIA members and the communities in which they reside are coming together to give thanks for the many blessings and opportunities afforded

Mirkarimi on the Verge of Making History by Becoming First Iranian American Sheriff in the U.S. By PAAIA Staff San Francisco, November 10, 2011 – Two highly successful and qualified Iranian American candidates were on

By Zohreh Ghahremani November 1, 2011, Irvine, CA – On Sunday, October 23, 2011, over 680 Iranian Americans gathered at the second Women’s Leadership Conference: Pathways to Success Held at the Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa to

By Mehrnoush Yazdanyar November 9, 2011, San Farncisco, CA – On October 20th, 2011, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), in collaboration with the Iranian American Bar Association (IABA) and Stanford University’s Persian

Mirkarimi Makes History by Becoming First Iranian American Sheriff in the U.S.  By PAAIA Staff San Francisco, November 10, 2011 – Two highly successful and qualified Iranian American candidates were on the ballot on Election Day,

November 4, 2011, Washington D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is calling on the owner of local Katy barbecue restaurant to take down an anti-Iranian poster. The poster ‘Let’s Play Cowboys

An Opportunity to Make History: Bock & Mirkarimi Gear Up for Election Day By PAAIA Staff Iranian American San Franciscans have opportunity to elect two of their own to law enforcement leadership in San Francisco.

Roya Soleimani, a young NexGen member, waited for the stage manager’s final cue before leaning towards the microphone and making the first announcement of the event: “Ladies and Gentlemen, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian

An integral component of better understanding our community and having its voice heard is the availability of on-going accurate statistical data about the Iranian American community. In striving to become an accurate source of information

By PAAIA Staff November 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Senate confirmed late on Monday the appointment of Cyrus Amir-Mokri as the U.S. Treasury Department’s Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. Amir-Mokri was nominated by

Iranian American San Franciscans have opportunity to elect two of their own to law enforcement leadership in San Francisco By PAAIA Staff October 31, 2011, San Francisco, CA – With less than one week left