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About six months ago, Iranian Future Leaders (IFL) put together an unprecedented event for Iranian Americans at UCLA. Sponsored by PAAIA, the event featured six Iranian Americans which at this event were models of success for the youth. The event also featured about two dozen ”VIP” guests which came through and walked the black carpet. No media [...]

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (High Quality) 32k Quality: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3: (32k Quality) Iranian American people and organizations are coming together to “trick” the  Census 2010 to count themselves hopefully higher than the 338,000 back in 2000. Although there is no such [...]

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Many of you are already aware that the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA) recently launched in Washington, D.C. Besides sounding like a delectable afternoon treat, PAAIA is apparently the first Iranian-American lobbying organization, and definitely comes at a useful time for improving perceptions of and gaining influence for Iranians in the U.S. I’m [...]