Newsletter10 Amir Omar Re-Elected to Richardson City Council  BY PAAIA STAFF May 16, 2011, Dallas, TX – Council Member Amir Omar claimed victory in last Saturday’s election to serve a second term on the City

Freer and Sackler Press Release June 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. – The Smithsonian’s Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery have received a major gift to support Persian art and culture and related

By Sudy Samandari May 31, 2011, Houston, TX – On May 18, 2011 over 130 Iranian Americans attended an informative Seminar titled “Current U.S. Sanctions on Iran & Legal Implications for Iranian Americans” at the University

By PAAIA Staff May 27, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Building on our successful efforts to pass the Nowruz Resolution through both Chambers of Congress in 2010, in mid-March 2011, PAAIA launched its Nowruz Project. Spearheaded

By Kia Makarechi May 31, 2011, Los Angeles, CA – It’s unusual for a movie to feature British, Australian, French and American stars, but the drama-romance “Last Night” ably culls the strengths of Keira Knightley,

Thanks Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for Changes to Visa Validity for Iranian Students By PAAIA Staff May 25, 2011, Washington, D.C. – In an effort to further educate the Iranian American community about the new

By PAAIA Staff May 22, 2011, Washington, D.C. – Following an effort by the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian American (PAAIA) and several of its Board members and Trustees who had direct access to influential

By PAAIA Staff May 20, 2011, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA commends the Obama Administration’s decision today to lift the single-entry visa policy for Iranian students.  The new policy will allow Iranian students the opportunity to return

By PAAIA Staff May 18, 2011, San Diego, CA – The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Monday against the San Diego school district in a dispute over the removal of messages painted

By PAAIA Staff May 16, 2011, Dallas, TX – Council Member Amir Omar claimed victory in last Saturday’s election to serve a second term on the City Council of Richardson, Texas.   First elected to the

By PAAIA Staff May 18, 2011, Washington, D.C. – On Friday, May 13th, Representatives Howard L. Berman (D-CA), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Henry A. Waxman (D-CA), and Robert J. Dold (R-IL) led a bi-partisan letter signed

By IAAB Staff May 16, 2011, Washington, D.C.- Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) is proud to be working with the youth of the Iranian American community for the past 8 years.  In 2011, IAAB continues

Coalition working with U.S. Census Bureau to receive numbers on Iranian-American Community May 16, 2011, Washington, D.C.  – The Iranians Count 2010 Census Coalition (“ICCC”)  is continuing its efforts to ensure that Iranian Americans are

Newsletter9 Sharmin Bock Makes Historic Bid for San Francisco District Attorney BY PAAIA STAFF May 12, 2011, San Francisco, CA – Sharmin Bock has worked in the law enforcement community for more than two decades.

Newsletter8 Iranian Americans Seriously Concerned About Journalist Dorothy Parvaz Detained in Syria BY PAAIA STAFF May 4, 2011, Washington, D.C. – PAAIA and the Iranian American community at large are seriously concerned about the fate