PAAIA’s Houston Chapter Welcomes Cyrus Habib
September 25, 2012, Houston, TX – On September 23, 2012, PAAIA members and friends from Houston hosted two events in honor of Cyrus Habib, a candidate for the Washington State House of Representatives. A Rhodes
Seattle Times Endorses Habib for State Representative
September 25, 2012, Seattle, WA – On September 24, 2012, the Seattle Times, the largest daily newspaper in Washington State, endorsed the candidacy of Cyrus Habib for Washington State Representative. “In Position 2, Democrat Cyrus
Early Voting Has Begun
September 25, 2012, Washington, D.C.– The countdown towards November 6th commenced on Friday as early voting began in two states. Before Election Day, thirty two states and the District of Columbia will have provided “no
Congressional Round-up
Round-Up Congress is considering a number of legislative initiatives that may be of interest to the Iranian American community. The PAAIA Public Policy Center is pleased to provide a bi-weekly round-up on the status of
Vali Nasr Named One of the 50 Most Powerful Democrats on Foreign Policy
September 7, 2012, Washington D.C. – Iranian American Vali Nasr was named one of the most powerful Democrats on U.S. foreign policy by the Foreign Policy Magazine, coming in at number 48 on the journal’s
Setting the Record Straight: PAAIA Responds to Unfounded Attacks
September 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On September 4, 2012, Mr. Ali Moayedian posted an editorial on Payvand.com titled “Is PAAIA advocating for an attack on Iran?” Among other things, in it Mr. Moayedian charges
BAIAD to Host Iranian Americans for Obama Event
September 7, 2012, San Francisco, CA – The Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (BAIAD) will be hosting a public event in support of President Obama’s re-election efforts on Sunday, September 16th in Sunnyvale, California. Featured speakers
Relief International Continues to Help Earthquake Victims
September 7, 2012, Washington, D.C. – On August 11, two devastating twin earthquakes struck the province of Azerbaijan, Iran. Hundreds were killed, thousands injured and 50,000 displaced to emergency camps. Damage to infrastructure was devastating
Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School Inaugurates Ezat Parnia, Ph.D., as President
September 7, 2012, Pasadena, CA – On Saturday, September 8, Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School located in Pasadena, California, will formally inaugurate Ezat Parnia, Ph.D., as its ninth president. Pacific Oaks College is
Vali Nasr Named One of the 50 Most Powerful Democrats on Foreign Policy
September 4, 2012, Washington D.C. – Iranian American Vali Nasr was named one of the most powerful Democrats on U.S. foreign policy by the Foreign Policy Magazine, coming in at number 48 on the journal’s
Donate to PAAIA’s IA-100 to continue our hard work in reuniting families
PAAIA is working towards passing the TFVA which will create a new visa category that will allow the family members of U.S. citizens and permanent residents to visit from abroad. Currently, family members must apply to visit their relatives in the U.S. through B-2 visas which results in an unnecessarily high denial rate due to presumptions that the applicants intend to immigrate. The new visa category created by the TFVA will provide an opportunity for family members to visit their U.S. relatives without the worry of visa overstays.