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Host:
Iman Oskoorouchi AKA Skiman

When I was in 7th grade, I joined my school’s theatre group, in Tehran, and became interested in acting. In my last three years of college I wrote and directed short plays. I was also the Cultural Coordinator of ISCAO at UC Davis. The day I heard ISCAO’s president ask others what Shab-e-Yalda meant and why it was significant I got somewhat shaken! I started thinking to myself that maybe the little knowledge I had–thanks to studying in Iran until 8th grade–could be beneficial to this generation of Iranian-Americans, in a way I felt responsible to share our culture and heritage with everyone who calls him/herself Iranian.
IT Engineer-BS UC Davis

Content/Co-hosts:
Ali Abdollahi aka REVOLUTION OF THE MIND Ali

Though I was born in Tehran, I have spent almost my entire life in the San Francisco Bay Area. I have several hundred family members that have transplanted to California, mostly in the San Jose area, and I couldn’t imagine living anywhere else (I am legitimately scared of cold weather, which is why I haven’t been on a ski slope since the last millennium.)
I’m also part of a Hip-hop group named REVOLUTION OF THE MIND. Besides my love of music, I am a sports junkie (particularly the NFL and NBA) and a political nerd of the highest order. April/May is probably my favorite time of year b/c of the beautiful weather and the NBA Playoffs! And after I check my emails in the morning, I go straight to HuffingtonPost.com & CNN.com to see “donyah cheh khabareh”.
I am opinionated to the point that I often have debates on topic in which I am completely uninformed. To paraphrase one of my favorite MC’s, Canibus, “I suffer from a severe illness called brilliance”.
High Tech. Technical Editor - BA, MA Journalism & Mass Communication at Berkeley, SJSU

Mahvash Jafarinejad aka Mahvash Parivash Ghalat Kard Shoo-har Kard

I was born in Tehran but spent a major part of my childhood in a small industrial town in Khuzestan province, and I still have vivid memories of the Iran-Iraq war from those days. I finished my high school in Tehran and shortly after that I moved to US. I enjoy being involved in cultural and Sociopolitical programs focusing on Iran, Middle East, United States, and the World. In other words, any activity that exists to make a difference for a more tolerant community is my kind of activity. I truly believe that no dream is out of reach if it is believed in and I hope that one day every Iranian can proudly represent its community.
Software Engineer - MS Computer Science SJSU

Kaveh Mojtahed aka Dr. Kampeyda

I was born in Tehran, and mostly raised in Albuquerque, NM. I didn’t truly embrace my Persian heritage till a few years ago. I moved to the Bay area and had the opportunity to attend Persian concerts, events and meet people with a similar background. As they say, everyone goes back to their roots eventually. My main cultural interests are expanding my knowledge of Persian philosophy and poetry. I remember this abridged quote from one of the musicians in Shams Ensemble, “The greatest gift I have is not my ability to play music, but to understand Farsi, for it allows me to appreciate Hafez and Rumi.” I played soccer for most of my life. After one too many ACL tears, I decided to move on to real sports like golf and backgammon.
3rd Year Hospital Resident

Shahed Sajadieh aka Shower-Hot Shahed

Just like her nick-name Shahed had little to do with her bio. As apparent from her accent, Shahed is all American, born and raised. She has lived in NJ until finishing high school, then San Diego and finally Bay Area. Being bold is seldom a problem for Shahed, in fact her impulse for a bold move, sometimes risks doing what she would have logically said or done. She carries the big burden of representing the American born and raised Iranian college girl and the fact that she has no problem striking an argument against almost anything goes a long way to help her.
Student - UC Berkeley Economics

Production:
Adel Rahbari
Ali-John Sondossi
Arya Ghavamian
Borhan Oskoorouchi
Eiman Zolfaghari

Blog:
Kevin Amirehsani
Kiana Sadeghi

Extended Team:
Behrang Barzin
Saba Zariv

Administrators: Click Here for Bios
Borhan Oskoorouchi - Director of Production
Eiman Zolfaghari - Director of Technology
Elnaz Eilkhani - Director of Human Resources
Iman Oskoorouchi - Founder & President
Mahvash Jafarinejad - Director of Research & Dev
Maral Behnam - Director of Public Relations
Shahed Sajadieh - Director of Demographic Targeting (U25)

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