San Francisco, California, October 16, 2009 – On October 18, 2009  the PARSA Community Foundation will host Light the Way, the 2009 annual awards ceremony honoring the Volunteerism and Action Award and Philanthropist of the

Iranian American Runs for the Board of Education October 21, 2009, Ridgefield, CT – Born in Iran, raised in Germany, and a resident of Ridgefield Connecticut since 1995, Nina Mohadjer is a candidate for the

   October 23,2009, Washington, DC – On October 11, 2009 more than 100 guests attended the Persepolis Fortification Archive Project in East Palo Alto, California. The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) in collaboration

Hafez Nazeri and the Rumi Symphony Project present:  “Iranian Sounds of Peace” October 23, 2009, Washington, D.C. – Hafez Nazeri, Iran’s most influential young composer, together with his internationally acclaimed father, Shahram Nazeri – dubbed

Washington, DC, October 30, 3009 – Maysam Ghovanloo, Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, is changing the lives of persons with high level spinal cord

October 28, 2009, Washington, D.C. – The Iranian American Political Action Committee (IAPAC), today announced its endorsement and financial contribution to the campaign of Bahareh Azizi for the Atlanta City Council District 6. The election

On November 12th, Iranian Americans gathered at Stanford University to honor Goli Taraghi, who was awarded the Second Annual Bita Prize for Literature and Freedom. Born in Tehran, Taraghi is one of contemporary Iran’s most

Hamed Haddadi the first Iranian to play in the NBA and the center for the Memphis Grizzlies, and his manager Mayar Zokaei noticed that at every road game Iranian Americans came out in impressive numbers

On May 10, 2009, six accomplished Iranian Americans gathered at UCLA’s Royce Hall to share the trials and tribulations of their lives with the next generation. The event was the first of what we expect

Persian American Cancer Institute (PACI) playing crucial role in fighting cancer and saving lives November 25, 2009 – The Persian American Cancer Institute (PACI) is a non-profit organization founded in 2005 in Southern California by

Future looks bright for the charismatic political upstart December 2, 2009, Atlanta, GA – In a hard fought battle for the Atlanta City Council’s Post 2 At-large seat, Amir Farokhi’s bid to become the first

December 3, 2009, Washington, D. C. – Time Magazine’s annual poll on who should be “Person of the Year” includes Iranian protestors in the aftermath of the June 12, 2009 elections. “For several weeks over

Proposal to assist democratic reformers in Iran is proceeding through Congress December 3, 2009, Washington, D.C. – In the midst of the fallout following the June 12th presidential election in Iran, a bipartisan group of

December 8, 2009 – Nina Mohadjer is the first Iranian American to run for public office in the state of Connecticut. While she lost her bid for a seat on the Board of Education earlier

 December 2, 2009, Boston, MA – With less then a week to go before the Senate primary election in Massachusetts, community activist and social entrepreneur Alan Khazei has recently received a series of high-profile endorsements