The Ultimate Frontier: Darius Shahinfar for Congress
Within the past several decades, we the Iranian-Americans have made great strides to see our duly earned stature recognized with respect to our cultural identify and substantive contributions in the multiethnic Promised Land: the U.S. of A. -Committee for Darius Shahinfar for Congress - 5/14/08
Shahri Estakhry: The Mother of San Diego's Persian Community
For fifty-five years, Shahri Estakhry has found her life's passion in volunteer work and humanitarian causes. How this Shiraz-born tour de force of a woman has become known as the "Mother of Our Community" in San Diego, California, is an inspiring story of how one person with an extraordinarily big heart and determined spirit can make a lasting difference in the lives of many. -PARSA - 5/11/08
PARSA Community Foundation Announces 2008 Norooz Grantees!
A core element of PARSA CF's mission is to strengthen entrepreneurial individuals and nonprofits that serve the Persian community. To that end, PARSA CF recently completed its grant review process with $105,000 in grants going to nine powerful ideas. - 5/9/08
NIAC Selects 2008 Public Service and Journalism Fellow!
Congratulations to Artin Afkhami, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley. This summer, NIAC will sponsor Artin's internship in the office of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, where Artin will experience Capitol Hill first hand by attending committee hearings and researching legislation. - 5/9/08
Iran Heritage, Persian Gulf Online, and Iran Alliance 2008 Scholarship and Merit Awards
For scholarship, the recipient is Mrs. Soraya Sepahpour-Ulrich. In Merit category, the Award goes to Mr. Daniel (Mehdi) Pourkesali. For those who follow our countries' events, these two individuals do not need any introduction. - 5/9/08
Mehrgan Cultural Foundation: Agents of Change through Community-Based Dialogue
Founded in 1994, Mehrgan Cultural Foundation was conceived by Hassan and Faezeh Firouzi in San Diego, California as a non-political, non-religious, and non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Iranian heritage. - 5/8/08
Profile of an Iranian-American: Goli Ameri, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs
Goli Ameri was sworn in on March 19, 2008 as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs. She was nominated by the White House on November 15, 2007. - 5/8/08
Six Iranian-Americans Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor
On May 10, 2008 six Iranian Americans will receive the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for outstanding achievement in their personal and professional lives coupled with preservation of their culture and heritage and noteworthy citizenship to the United States. -PAAIA - 5/7/08
IAAB's Successful Student Summit Builds Connections and Strengthens Communities
Iranian Alliances Across Borders is pleased to announce the success of its first Iranian-American Student Summit. From April 4th-6th, 2008, thirteen Iranian American student organization leaders from ten universities and colleges around the nation convened at Wellesley College for a weekend of exchange, brainstorming and friendship. - 5/5/08
Iranian-Canadian Samantha Tajik crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008
Iranian-Canadian Samantha Tajik was crowned the 57th annual Miss Universe Canada on Monday April 28 in downtown Toronto. Tajik will represent Canada at the July 14 Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam. - 5/3/08
Mad Profs: SCSU business professors say the school's keeping them down
SCSU's MBA Director Dr. Omid Nodoushani was compared to Saddam Hussein by a colleague, falsely arrested by university police and publicly humiliated and now is facing demotion. - 5/2/08
Darius Shahinfar for Congress receives more national grassroots endorsements
Darius Shahinfar (D-Albany NY) marches along the path of the primaries in his stride towards the ultimate goal of securing the New York's 21st Congressional District seat in November, a position that was opened by the retirement of Congressman Michael McNulty. His vision as encapsulated in his motto: "Renew America's Promise" is capturing the interest of a national audience. -David Rahni - 5/1/08
Georgetown Sued for Racial Profiling
Kambiz Fattahi (GRD ’08), who claims that the Department of Public Safety acted discriminatorily when it detained him during a graduation ceremony last year, filed a lawsuit against Georgetown today for a violation of his Constitutional rights. -The Hoya - 5/1/08
Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans Launches Nationwide
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a national grassroots membership organization dedicated to building an inclusive and representative voice in the public and political arena for up to a million Iranian Americans launches on Monday, April 28. - 4/30/08
Iranian emigres form group to improve homeland's image
Many Americans know little of ancient Persia's proud and cultured history, but they have heard a lot about modern Iran's radical ayatollahs and nuclear ambitions. They do not generally think cradle of civilization; they think axis of evil. -Boston Globe - 4/28/08
Films at UCLA: Caught Between Two Worlds & Voices
Documentary screenings of "Caught Between Two Worlds" and "Voices" and panel discussion with Persheng Sadegh-Vaziri and Simin Farkhondeh, filmmakers - 4/25/08
Running to Win – Iranian American Sets Her Sights on City Council Seat in Carlsbad, California
Farrah Douglas, a prominent Iranian American businesswoman and community activist, is currently a candidate for the city council of Carlsbad, California. - 4/25/08
PROFILE: Parviz Homai, Parviz Art Fashion-NYC
Persians made their greatest contributions of art and culture through long and complex historical experiences that spread through many countries, and now its intricacy has reached the USA. - 4/23/08
Conference at Yale - Facing Others: Iranian Identity Boundaries & Modern Political Cultures
April 25 - 27, 2008 at Yale: Topics discussed: Legacy of Cultural Exclusion, The Internal Frontiers, Empires and Encounters, Identity and Iranian Political Cultures, Globalized Anxieties - 4/22/08
Iranian-American Community Moves Forward
Dr. Akbar Ghahary, the CEO of SAFAS Corporation was interviewed on the Voice of American's Radio/TV program Round Table, hosted by Bijan Farhoodi on Saturday April 19. Akbar Ghahary is a pioneer among a progressively growing cohort of visionary philanthropists and benefactors who have sustainably provided substantive intellectual and material resources toward the advancement of the stature of the Iranian-American community. -Davood Rahni - 4/22/08
Acting Globally, Living Locally
How Simin Marefat, an unstoppable nurse at UCSF, aids Africa, one orphan at a time -SFGate - 4/19/08
Racial taunts cost Mounties $500,000
An Iranian immigrant whose dream was to become a Mountie was awarded more than $500,000 in lost wages and damages yesterday by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal because he was racially taunted and harassed at an RCMP training depot in 1999. -Globe & Mail, Canada - 4/18/08
Faces of Iranian-Americans: First Norouz Parade in San Jose, California
The first Norouz (Iranian New Year) parade was held on Market street in downtown San Jose, California on Sunday March 30 -Photos by Ali Moayedian & Mahyar Rahmatian - 4/14/08
As the administration threatens Iran with war, listen to the voices of Iranian-Americans
The spring season of CinemaEast concludes April 16th with the screening of Caught in Between Two Worlds and Voices. Come and meet directors Persheng Sadegh-Vaziri and Simin Farkhondeh, who will be talking about the experiences of being Iranian-American and the making of their films. - 4/10/08
What Iranians Really Eat
What American wouldn’t scoff at the stereotype that as a nation we eat nothing but hamburgers? But peruse the menus of the handful of Persian restaurants around town and you might think the average Iranian diet revolves around kebabs, hummus, and baba ghanoush. -Chicago Reader - 4/10/08
Memorial held for 'inspirational' Iranian woman
Hundreds of people gathered at a memorial service in Golders Green on Sunday held for a prominent woman from Barnet's Iranian community, a year after her death. -Hendon Times, UK - 4/10/08
Iranian-American Researcher Explores Technology Frontiers in U.S.
Computer displays that fit into contact lenses, machines that assemble themselves, tools that let a doctor see precisely which of your cells has cancer, and nanodevices that monitor your health and dispense medicines -- these are just some of the projects that Iranian-American scientist and researcher Babak Parviz of the University of Washington is pursuing. -Steve Holgate, America.gov - 4/9/08
Film: Iran/America, A World Between
The film, directed by Nezam Manouchehri, premiered last summer on LinkTV and has been very well received by wide audiences across the country. Iranians living abroad find it to be a nostalgic and positive look at our culture, without being overly political, while Americans unfamiliar with Iran are consistently surprised by the warm sentiments by everyday Iranians about the people and culture of the United States. - 4/9/08
Iranian American Seeks Congressional Seat in New York
"I'm running for Congress to Renew America's Promise to our children and our seniors, to our taxpayers and our working families, to our soldiers serving abroad and those veterans here at home." These were the words of Darius Shahinfar, a first generation American of Iranian descent, who on March 9th kicked off his campaign in front of two hundred supporters for New York's 21st Congressional District seat - 4/9/08
Success Story: First Norouz Parade In San Jose, California
The first Norouz parade was held on Market street in downtown San Jose, California on Sunday March 30. The parade started around 12PM and lasted for about an hour. The parade was then followed by a live music and dance performances next to the San Jose Museum. - 4/8/08
Sizdeh Bedar 2008: The Annual Persian Picnic in New York Metro
New York State's Bear Mountain Park, located fifty miles north of New York City enroute to Albany has remained a popular outing get-together spot where Iranian-Americans have returned for over thirty years to celebrate the last day of the Persian New Year (Norooz) holiday season called Sizdeh Bedar. Sizdeh Bedar translates as the Thirteenth (13!) day of the merry season. -Davood N. Rahni - 4/8/08
Filmmaker offers $34,000 for job info
An Iranian-born filmmaker living in Sweden has offered $34,000 to anyone who can help him land any permanent job in the media profession. -UPI - 4/8/08
Iranians to Launch Medical Society in Italy
A group of Iranian medics are slated to launch an Iranian medical society in Italy in order to provide assistance to Iranian patients. -FNA - 4/5/08
EVENT: Inauguration of Association for Iranian-American Writers (IAWA)
Iranian-American writers represent one of the most recent arrivals in ethnic American literature. Drawing on a rich Persian heritage and a vibrant American literary scene, Iranian-American writers give voice to the complex histories that have shaped their community. - 4/4/08
Author Bahiyyih Nakhjavani honored in Belgium
Bahiyyih Nakhjavani is a Persian writer who grew up in Uganda (Africa) but was educated in the United Kingdom and the United States. She taught European and American literature in Belgium. She now lives in France where she teaches. -Darius KADIVAR - 4/4/08
Iranian Alliances Across Borders to Host First Iranian-American Student Summit
Iranian Alliances Across Borders is pleased to announce its first Iranian-American Student Summit, to be held during the weekend of April 4-6, 2008 at Wellesley College in Wellesley, MA. - 4/3/08
CNN's Christiane Amanpour to Present Keynote Speech at International Center for Journalists' Annual Awards Dinner
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner John Burns will receive Excellence in Journalism Award - 4/3/08
IAAB Announces Scholarships for Camp Ayandeh 2008 For Students Applying by May 15, 2008
Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) has just announced several scholarship opportunities for high school students wishing to attend IAAB's youth leadership camp, Camp Ayandeh. - 4/2/08
U.S. State Department's Message on SeezDeh Bedar
We extend best wishes to the people of Iran for a festive SeezDeh Bedar. The beginning of the new year, which we marked thirteen days ago on Nowruz, has given us an opportunity to examine the events of the past year, as well as look hopefully toward what the future will bring. - 4/2/08
Persian Parade NYC: Baba-Karam & Zoraster at Madison Square Park
As the Persian Parade day celebrations in New York City was coming to an end, I strolled across the Madison Square Park to reach the Appellate Court building on the North-East corner of 25th and Madison. -Majeed Beenteha - 4/2/08
Iranian immigrants want Farsi-language Oklahoma driver's license testing
The federal government is investigating whether the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety violated the civil rights of Iranian immigrants by refusing to provide them with driver's license tests in their native Farsi language. -AP - 4/2/08
The Fifth Iranian-American Persian Day Parade, Showcased with Persian Pride in New York City
The spring vernal equinox, Norooz, the Persian (Iranian) New Year, celebrated for several millennia in the ancestral motherland, Iran, was once again showcased with an extravagant parade in New York City by Iranian-Americans. -Davood N. Rahni - 4/1/08
Iranians celebrate Persian new year
Thousands of Iranians gathered at a Thousand Oaks park Sunday to celebrate Sizdebedar, or the 13th and final day of the Persian new year. -Ventura County Star - 4/1/08
Internet Search Engines in support of our Daily Persian Lives
I present herein the result of a comprehensive Google search, on keywords that set our perspectives for daily topics we encounter, contemplate and introspect. -David Rahni New York - 3/30/08
U.S. to Stop Green Card Denials for Dissidents
The U.S. immigration service said yesterday that it will temporarily stop denying green cards to refugees and other legal immigrants tied to groups that sought to topple foreign dictatorships -Washington Post - 3/30/08
Shahinfar Runs for Congress
Iranian American Darius Shahinfar has announced his candidacy for New York’s 21st District Congressional seat. The seat is being vacated by retiring Representative Michael McNulty (D-NY) who has represented the district since 1988. -Babak Talebi, NIAC - 3/28/08
First Norouz Parade in San Jose and Fifth Norouz Festival and Concert in Los Gatos
Norouz Festival Committee, the Hafez Cultural Foundation and the Bay Area Iranian-American Voter Association cordially invite you to come and enjoy the Norouz Festivities this year. - 3/27/08
My Meeting with New York City Mayor
This morning, March 25, 2008, I had the great honor of meeting personally with the New York City Mayor, Michael R. Bloomberg, on the occasion of the old and traditional Norouz celebration at his official residence at Gracie Mansion. -James S. Irani - 3/26/08
City Tech Professor Delaram Kahrobaei from Iran Awarded NSF Grant to Nurture Emerging Female Math Scholars
Delaram Kahrobaei and her colleague Victoria Gitman won a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to sponsor the Second Annual New York Women in Mathematics Network (NYWIMN) Conference on the City Tech campus. The upcoming May 2 conference will concentrate on interdisciplinary research in logic, group theory and theoretical computer science. - 3/25/08
Iranian academic Manuchehr Farhangi stabbed to death in Madrid
The founder of the ICS International College in Spain, Manuchehr Farhangi, was stabbed to death, the Madrid police announced. New information released by the police suggests that this murder, carried out by strokes of knife by a woman, could have political motives. - 3/25/08
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