Nowruz “The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”* NOWRUZ at the Federal Plaza – Chicago Saturday 20 March 2010 12:00 Noon to 6:00pm  First Chicago Nowruz Parade Federal Plaza to the State Plaza 12:00 noon to

PAAIA’s “Adopt a Library” Program Gets a Second Life Exclusive Benefit for PAAIA Members By PAAIA Editorial Staff March 11, 2010, Washington, D.C. – We are pleased to announce the second edition in PAAIA’s “Adopt

NOWRUZ RESOLUTION TO BE VOTED ON NEXT WEEK By PAAIA Editorial Staff March 12, 2010, Washington, D.C. – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s office today informed PAAIA that the House Leadership is placing the Nowruz

Congressman Waxman Statement on Nowruz for the Congressional Record   HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN in the house of representatives RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF NOWRUZ AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF IRANIAN-AMERICANS Monday, March 15, 2010   Mr. WAXMAN.

Congresswoman Maloney Statement on Nowruz for the Congressional Record      HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY in the house of representatives STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF H. RES. 267, RECOGNIZING THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF NOWRUZ  Thursday,

The Transition to Sustainable Growth – Sharing Thoughts on Economic Outlook with Fellow Iranian-Americans By Roozbeh Aliabadi March 17, 2010, Pittsburgh, PA – The recession of 2008 has not yet been relegated to a page

Pride and Heritage: A Message from Mani Farhadi Doostan,   I was inspired by Nahal Iravani-Sani’s article to write about our new tradition this year. Similarly, as she described, every year since Kindergarten I would

Thank you Pittsburgh! A message from Roozbeh Aliabadi Dear All: Congratulations to all Iranian-Americans in the greater Pittsburgh Region. On March 9th, 2010, Pittsburgh City Council presented the Nowruz Proclamation in honor of the Persian

Persian Culture Showcased at Chicago Children’s Museum by Neda Nabavi In honor of Nowruz, since March of 2006, the Chicago Children’s Museum has included the Persian culture as a part of its Passport to the

PAAIA NexGen + Shabeh Jomeh + NYU Persian Cultural Society = Nowruz Celebrations That Don’t Get Any Better!You Are Invited!  By Shaheen Ensanyat, PAAIA NexGen NY In collaboration with Shabeh Jomeh and NYU Persian Cultural Society,

PAAIA NexGen Member Writes Nowruz Speech for Congressman Honda March 22, 2010, Washington, D.C. – Last Monday when Congressman Michael Honda made a statement on the floor of the House of Representatives regarding the Nowruz

Heath Care and Market Impacts By Roozbeh Aliabadi On Tuesday March 23, President Barack Obama signed into law a major change to the U.S. health-care policy that will impact every American and affect one-sixth of

Iranian American Swoops March Madness and Makes the Cover of Sports Illustrated Sarah Barbod, PAAIA Orange County Chapter Intern Tuesday, March 23, 2010 – Just announced this morning, Ali Farokhmanesh, a senior at the University

Chicago’s First Nowruz Parade- “The Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity” By Neda Nabavi, PAAIA Chapter Leader, Chicago The First Nowruz “Festival of Life” Parade in Chicago went from the Federal Plaza to the State Plaza.

Lost in Transliteration: Nowruz/Norouz/Norooz/No-Ruz/ Nauruz? By Mahasti Afshar The correct spelling of the Persian word Nowruz/Noruz/Norooz, lit. “New Day,” is an old debate that resurfaced when the United Nations named March 21, the “International Day