April 1, 2009, Washington, D.C. – The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Iranian American 2010 Census Project aimed at securing an accurate count of the

  Iranian American Organizations Unite to Form Iranian American 2010 Census Project Coalition July, 31, 2009 – Mindful of events in Iran following the June 12th presidential election, your voice as an Iranian American will

August 14, 2009, Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Census Bureau recently published a language assistance guide for the 2010 Census in Persian (Farsi). This guide, which is an exact replica of the short form every

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Representative The count will continue until July 2010 when it will end.   Those who have not responded, still have a chance to fill out a form and mail it back.  Forms

Why Don’t NIAC and PAAIA Cooperate? Dear Friends, I’d like to share with you a recent email exchange about PAAIA’s relationship with NIAC that was initiated by one of our members, Afsaneh Mirfendereski.  It followed

By Benjamin Weiser, NY Times Aug 16, 2010, New York, NY – “An Iranian immigrant who had earned a Ph.D. from Princeton and aspired to a career in biotechnology was sentenced  to two and a

By Sara Sepidzadeh, Special Contributor for PersianMirror Aug. 17, 2010, Washington, D.C. – “Social media innovator and veteran NPR News Senior Producer Davar Ardalan, joins The Michael Eric Dyson Show as Executive Producer today. The

By Michael Dresser, The Baltimore Sun Aug. 16, 2010 – The device that Mehdi Kalantari hopes will revolutionize monitoring of the structural integrity of bridges around the world is about as small and flat as

Q&A by Sanam Zahir  Aug. 19, 2010, Los Angeles, CA — Born in Iran, raised in England and the U.S., architect, artist, and teacher Afsaneh Mirfendereski shares her passion for Persian poetry by teaching Hafez on

By PAAIA Government Affairs Office Aug. 19, 2010, Washington, D.C. —The Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has issued new sanctions regulations against Iran since PAAIA’s most recent report on August 5th. According to Erich Ferrari

Aug.26, 2010, Hot Springs, AR– Exhibit: HESSAM ABRISHAMI When: Aug. 2010 – Oct. 2010. Reception: Aug. 27, 2010 6pm-9pm Where: MOCA, Hot Springs, AR Excerpt from press release: The Museum of Contemporary Art is pleased

By PAAIA Government Affairs Office  Aug.26, 2010, Washington, D.C. – Following our report last Thursday that new OFAC regulations require licensing for the importation of commercial products from Iran that were previously exempted from sanctions,

Visit our new website on Wednesday and check out the exciting programs we’ve lined up for you. Browse around and if you like what you see, please sign up online even if you’ve done so

Managing the PAAIA Mentorship Program in its inaugural year has been an extraordinary ride for me. Sparks have been flying— right, left, and center! Here is one example; stay tuned for more! Leila Bidad, Asst.

Washington, DC, October 30, 2009 – The Chicago Chapter of PAAIA was launched October 24th at a luncheon held at Gibson’s in downtown Chicago. With approximately 100 Iranian Americans of diverse backgrounds and age groups