Ansari Fellow Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi Reflects on Internship with American Gateways
PAAIA’s 2024 Ansari Fellow, Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi, is a law student at the University of Texas School of Law, where she previously earned a B.A. in International Relations and Global Studies. Below, she reflects on her internship
Hasti Sadri Reflects on her Ansari Fellowship Experience with the Brookings Institution
PAAIA’s 2024 Ansari Fellow, Hasti Sadri, is a rising senior and Honors Scholar at UNC-Chapel Hill. Sadri is majoring in Political Science and Peace, War, and Defense, with a minor in Conflict Management. Below, she reflects
PAAIA is Hiring a New Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy!
The Position The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) is seeking a Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy. Description The Director of Civic Engagement and Democracy (DCED) plays a key role in educating and
The IRAN Act was Introduced in the House to Support Internet Freedom in Iran
Washington, DC — Today, Representatives Eric Swalwell (D-CA14) and Claudia Tenney (R-NY24) introduced the IRAN Act (H.R.9299) in the House of Representatives! The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) helped spearhead efforts to address
PAAIA Celebrates Our Third Civic Leaders Summit!
From July 8 – 14, PAAIA hosted our third annual Civic Leaders Summit in Washington, DC! Twenty-one Iranian American high schoolers and counselors came together for a transformative week of learning. The student advocates learned about
White House Misses MAHSA Act Reporting Deadline
Washington, DC — The Executive Branch missed the 90-day MAHSA Act reporting deadline through which to impose potential sanctions on Iranian officials for their roles in human rights violations. President Biden signed the MAHSA Act into law
Meet Our 2024 Ansari Fellows
Washington, D.C. — PAAIA is excited to announce our summer 2024 Ansari Fellows: Rooha Hagharmehdiabadi and Hasti Sadri. Funded by the Ansari family, the Ansari Fellowship is a key initiative of the Civic Leadership Program
Meet Our 2024 Summer CHIP Fellows
Washington, DC — PAAIA’s Civic Leadership Program is thrilled to announce our Summer 2024 cohort of Pezeshkan Capitol Hill Internship Program (CHIP) Fellows: Ariana Ghafouri, Yasamin Khosh, and Lindsey Mazarei. As part of our Civic
Spring CHIP Fellow Ava Etemadi Reflects on Internship with Rep. Mike Levin
Pezeshkan Family Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellow Ava Etemadi is a sophomore at George Washington University’s Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in political science, with interests in environmental policy and foreign affairs. This Spring,
Spring CHIP Fellow Bahar Babagoli Reflects on Internship with Rep. Katie Porter
Pezeshkan Family Capitol Hill Internship Program Fellow Bahar Babagoli is a junior at Chapman University’s Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, majoring in psychology with a minor in political science. This Spring, she interned in
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.