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Washington Metropolitan Area Home to the Ninth PAAIA Chapter
July 22, 2010, Washington D.C. -- Earlier this month, fifteen PAAIA
members met in Washington, DC, to form the ninth PAAIA Chapter. PAAIA
welcomes the addition of the Washington Metropolitan Chapter to its
roster of active volunteers in the Bay Area, Chicago, Houston, Los
Angeles, New York, New Jersey, Orange County and San Diego.
Click here to read more.
Help Deserving Students Earn a Path to Legal Residency: Urge Congress
to support the DREAM Act
By PAAIA Government Affairs Office
July 21, 2010, Washington D.C. - Last year, PAAIA highlighted the
story of Mohammad Abdollahi who came to the United States from Iran at
the age of three. Due to a minor immigration technicality, his family's
application for a visa was turned down, resulting in his "out of
status" condition.
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PAAIA'S Washington DC NexGen Chapter to Launch Voter Registration Drive
July 21, 2010, Washington, D.C. - On the heels of historical youth and
first time voter turnout in the 2008 Presidential Election, PAAIA's
Washington DC NexGen Chapter mobilizes to launch a voter registration
drive for Iranian Americans in the DC metropolitan area. The
non-partisan voter registration drive is part of an effort to encourage
Iranian Americans to participate more in American civic life, and to
increase Iranian American voter turnout for this year's upcoming
elections.
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The Iranian American Identity---or is it Identities?
Art review by Sharon Mizota, Los Angeles Times
"The exhibition "Document: Iranian--Americans in L.A."
(Fowler Museum, UCLA, through 8/22) marks the emergence of a sense of
Iranian American identity, even as it threatens to explode any attempt
to actually define it. . . . That Iranian Americans are coming into
their own in an environment in which multiplicity is a given reveals
how ideas about ethnicity have expanded since the emergence of identity
politics in the 1960s. While it's still politically important for
minorities to find ways of defining and representing themselves,
adherence to a monolithic cultural essence is thankfully no longer
required."
Click here for the full article.
Deadline extension: English for Heritage Language Speakers Program
By Genesis Ingersoll, Associate Director
This year's application deadline for the English for Heritage Language
Speakers (EHLS) Program has just been extended to August 13, 2010. EHLS
is an adult scholarship and professional development opportunity for
nonnative speakers of English interested in careers with the federal
government.
Click here to read more.
Join PAAIA Today!
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Donate to PAAIA and make a difference!
Urge Congress to pass the DREAM Act! Help deserving students earn a
path to legal residency. Take action today!
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Click here to read PAAIA's Congressional Scorecard, and see how your
member of Congress voted on important issues.
Reflections from theWhite House
Surgery planned to help rebuild Iranian boy's face
IAAB kicks off Camp Ayandeh 2010 in Belmont, California
Karen Ostad Elected as the First Female President of IABA
Iranian-American Summer Camp Builds Lasting Ties
Negin Farsad: Driven to Be Funny
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