Join PAAIA at NIPOC’s 2010 Mehregan Festival in Orange County
Look for PAAIA at Mehregan 2010 – Persian Autumn Festival This annual event celebrates Persian culture with music, dance, art, crafts, traditional Persian cuisine, traditional tea house, and costumes. When: Sept. 25 & 26, 11AM –
Persian and Western Classical Performing Arts
PAAIA Members – 10% discount. The Persian Cultural Center and The Iranian Community School of Vienna present: An Enchanting Evening: Persian and Western Classical Performing Arts When: Sunday October 10,2010, 6:00 – 8:00 PM Where:
September 9, 2010
Farrah Douglas Bids For City Council Of Carlsbad, CA By PAAIA Government Affairs Office Aug. 30, 2010, San Diego, CA – Farrah Douglas, a successful businesswoman with an exceptional record of civic involvement, is a
Homay & Mastan, Lincoln Center, NY, Sept. 24
PAAIA Members – 10% discount. The highly acclaimed Iranian musical phenomenon Homay and the Mastan Ensemble return for a third consecutive North American Tour. When: September 24th, 2010, 8pm Where: Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, New
Bibi Kasrai Mixing MBA With Magic In Her Kitchen
By Mahasti Afshar Sept. 9, 2010, San Diego, CA – Bibi Kasrai’s Harvard Cookie Girl is fast becoming a household name. If you haven’t heard the story of how this Harvard MBA and “gourmet chef who has
Azadeh Ghotbi: As Kismet Would Have It
By Bijan Sepehri Sept. 9, 2010, New York, NY – I’m a big fan of contemporary art and try to keep up with Iranian artists, who are increasingly in the spotlight at top galleries and auction
Farrah Douglas Bids For City Council Of Carlsbad, CA
By PAAIA Government Affairs Office Aug. 30, 2010, San Diego, CA – Farrah Douglas, a successful businesswoman with an exceptional record of civic involvement, is a candidate for the City Council of Carlsbad, California. Douglas
September 02, 2010
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
Iranian American 2010 Census Project Coalition Gains Momentum
Unprecedented Cooperation among 19 Iranian American Organizations February 4, 2010, Washington, D.C. – The Iranian American 2010 Census Project proudly announces the addition of Andisheh Center, Association of Iranian American Professionals of San Diego, Bay
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.