Davood Roostaei’s paintings to be presented to Obama: THAT ONE! CHANGE Award Honorees
Davood Roostaei’s paintings to be presented to “Obama: THAT ONE!” “CHANGE” Award Honorees January 23, 2009 “Obama: THAT ONE!” presented by Lifestyle Communications and sponsored in part by HBO, announced that internationally acclaimed artist Davood
Iranian Canadian Director Taking Film to Tehran’s International Film Festival
Iranian Canadian Director Taking Film to Tehran’s International Film Festival January 16, 2009 The Veil is Director Shahin Sayadi’s adaptation of exiled Iranian novelist Masoud Behnoud’s bestseller Khanoom. The epic story is an Eastern woman’s
Iranian American Filmmaker Debuts Short Film at SLAMDANCE 2009
Iranian American Filmmaker Debuts Short Film at SLAMDANCE 2009 January 14, 2009 Written and directed by Iranian American filmmaker Ana Lily Amirpour, Six and a Half takes us on vivid journey into childhood and the
Iranian American Student, Esha Momeni, Banned From Leaving Iran
Iranian American Student, Esha Momeni, Banned From Leaving Iran January 14, 2009 Iran has renewed a travel ban on an Iranian American student, Esha Momeni, who was detained last year on security-related charges but later
Iranian American Ranked 24th in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 List
Iranian American Ranked 24th in TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 List January 14, 2009 Ranked 24th on TIME’s Best Inventions of 2008 list, the University of Washington’s Babak Parviz has created a prototype “bionic” contact
Merrill Lynch to Pay $1.55 Million for Job Bias Against Former Iranian Worker
Merrill Lynch to Pay $1.55 Million for Job Bias Against Former Iranian Worker January 08, 2009 NEWS RELEASE by The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) December 31, 2008 CONTACT: Michael J. O’Brien Senior
Massoume Price’s Ancient Iran Receives Moonbeam Children’s Book Award
Massoume Price’s Ancient Iran Receives Moonbeam Children’s Book Award January 08, 2009 Massoume Price’s Ancient Iran was honored with a bronze medal from the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards as one of the best books for
Rice University’s Farinaz Koushanfar named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35
Rice University’s Farinaz Koushanfar named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35 December 19, 2008 Rice University’s Farinaz Koushanfar named to MIT Technology Review’s TR35
Foundation for the Children of Iran Successfully Completes Treatment for Newest Heart Patient
Foundation for the Children of Iran Successfully Completes Treatment for Newest Heart Patient December 12, 2008 The Foundation for the Children of Iran Successfully Completes Treatment for Newest Heart Patient, Greatly Extending 6-Year
Pictures of You: Images from Iran
Pictures of You: Images from Iran December 10, 2008 Tom Loughlin is a Colorado-based artist whose portraits of Iranians in Iran are being shown in a groundbreaking and thought-provoking installation across the United States.
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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.