A Must-See in Seattle: Khosrow Sinai’s The Lost Requiem, Polish Home, June 16, 7:30pm
A Must-See in Seattle: Khosrow Sinai’s The Lost Requiem, Polish Home, June 16, 7:30pm By Polish Film Club Oko in Seattle Dear PAAIA members, The Polish Film Club Oko in Seattle would like to invite
PAAIA’s Bay Area Chapter Hosts Reception in Honor of Congressman Michael M. Honda
PAAIA’s Bay Area Chapter Hosts Reception in Honor of Congressman Michael M. Honda By Morad Ghorban, PAAIA Legislative Director June 15, 2010, San Francisco, CA – On June 13, 2010, PAAIA members and friends gathered
Women’s Soccer: New Head Coach Omid Namazi Leads Chicago Red Stars to 2-2 Draw VS Washington Freedom
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PARSA – Relief International Fellowship
PARSA – Relief International Fellowship By Mana Rostami Mouripour Readers of PAAIA’s weekly are familiar with Relief International (RI) whose president Farshad Rastegar was featured in the March 11, 2010 issue of the newsletter. This
Dr. Vishtasb Broumand Living by his Hippocratic Oath in Haiti
Dr. Vishtasb Broumand Living by his Hippocratic Oath in Haiti By Negin Mirmirani, PAAIA Editor The group arrived in Port Au Prince, Haiti, as it was getting dark, the smell of decomposed and burning bodies
Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran
Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran By Erich Ferrari Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran By Erich Ferrari A Note from PAAIA: In response
Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran
Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran By Erich Ferrari A Note from PAAIA: In response to several inquiries by our members about havaleh, we asked Eric Ferrari, a Partner
Iranian Americans in the 2010 California Primary Elections; Manssourian wins while Ameli is set for runoff in November
Iranian Americans in the 2010 California Primary Elections Manssourian wins while Ameli is set for runoff in November June 9, 2010, Los Angeles, C.A. – Four Iranian Americans were running for elected office
Watch a profile of Leila Vaziri – world record holder in backstroke; speaker at PAAIA’s Passing the Torch of Success in Orange County in Jan ’10 – in an interview with Rudi Bakhtiar.
Watch a profile of Leila Vaziri – world record holder in backstroke; speaker at PAAIA’s Passing the Torch of Success in Orange County in Jan ’10 – in an interview with Rudi Bakhtiar.
Just Say No: Prohibitions Against Havaleh Between the US and Iran
PAAIA in 2008 – Reflecting on our 1st Year Accomplishments January 15, 2009, Washington, D.C. – In August of 2007 when its Interim Board of Directors and Executive Director were appointed, PAAIA was no more
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.