- Title: Date: IAPAC Endorses the Campaigns of Aspiring Iranian American Candidates 05/08/2009 LA Times Endorses David Vahedi for City Council 05/08/2009 Iranian American Front Running Candidate for Los Angeles City Council 05/08/2009 Iranian American Seeks City Council Seat in Atlanta 02/27/2009 Election Results for IAPAC Candidates 11/19/2008 IAPAC Ends 2008 Cycle with New Slate of Candidates 11/04/2008 Meet the New Slate of IAPAC Candidates 10/28/2008 Armineh Safarian Chelebian for California State Assembly 09/26/2008 Iranian American Citizen Congressman 09/17/2008 Congressional Candidate Receives an Outpouring of Financial Support from Indian Americans 09/08/2008 Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi a Leader who can get the Job Done 09/08/2008 Momentum Builds for the Amini Campaign 08/14/2008 Seattle Post Endorses Susan Amini for Superior Court Judge 08/08/2008 Safai Launches Campaign for San Francisco Board of Supervisors 08/08/2008 Democratic Senators Back Opening of U.S. Interest Section in Iran 07/31/2008 PAAIA and IAPAC Merge 07/09/2008 IAPAC & PAAIA Rally Iranian American Support for Darius Shahinfar for Congress 07/02/2008 Intern Opportunities with Darius Shahinfar for Congress 06/18/2008 IAPAC Trustee Hosts Fundraising Event for Congressman Christopher Shays 05/05/2008 Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans Launches Nationwide 05/02/2008 Goli Ameri Sworn in as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs 03/19/2008 Iranian American Seeks Congressional Seat in New York 04/04/2008 Running to Win – Iranian American Sets Her Sights on City Council Seat in Carlsbad, California 04/04/2008 IAPAC Hosts Northern California Nowruz Celebration 03/19/2008 Speaker Pelosi Sends Nowruz Greetings for Persian New Year 03/19/2008 Iranian Americans Gather to Support the Reelection of Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney 03/04/2008 Iranian American Runs for Superior Court Judge in King County Washington 03/03/2008 IAPAC to Hold Northern California Nowruz Celebration 02/17/2008 IAPAC Trustee to Serve as National Finance Chair for Clinton Campaign 01/14/2008 DNC Passes Resolution in Support of Ethnic Data Collection in 2010 Census 12/18/2007 IAPAC Launches 2008 Presidential Election Center 12/14/2007 Meet the New Slate of IAPAC Candidates 11/09/2007 EEOC to Host Know Your Rights Town Hall Meeting for Iranian & South Asian Americans 10/31/2007 Lawmakers Seek Clarification from DOD Over Cagan’s Alleged Remarks 10/18/2007 Niki Tsongas Elected to Congress 10/17/2007 Iranian Americans Gather in Support of Senator Gordon Smith 10/12/2007 U.S. Defense Department Official Draws Fire From Iranian Americans For Alleged Remarks 10/03/2007 Turquoise Lounge Opens at San Francisco Airport 09/27/2007 Niki Tsongas Wins Primary 09/06/2007 IAPAC Supports Niki Tsongas for Massachusetts’ 5th Congressional District 08/30/2007 Woodrow Wilson Center Thanks IAPAC for Efforts to Help Iranian American Scholar Haleh Esfandiari 08/22/2007 Iranian-American Academic Esfandiari is Released on Bail 08/21/2007 U.S. Senator Charles Schumer Joins IAPAC Reception in New York City 07/27/2007 U.S. Sues Merrill Lynch Over Treatment of Iranian 07/02/2007 Resolution Condemning Discrimination and Bigotry Against Iranian Americans Re-Introduced in the House 06/13/2007 Earlier Primaries Could Change Course of Election 06/11/2007 Immigration Bill Stalls in Senate 06/08/2007 U.S. Congress Passes Resolutions Calling for Immediate Release of Iranian Americans 06/06/2007 House Resolution Calls for Immediate Release of Dr. Haleh Esfandiari 05/25/2007 Senators Smith & Clinton Introduce Resolution Calling for Immediate Release of Iranian American Scholar 05/15/2007 IAPAC Concerned Over Fate of Iranian Americans Held in Iran 05/14/2007 Lawmakers Urge the Return of Iranian Americans 05/14/2007 Iranian Americans Gather In Support of Congressman Mike Honda 05/02/2007 McCain Iran Joke Raises Concern 04/26/2007 Coalition of American Ethnic Organizations Call on U.S. Census to Include Question on Ancestry in 2010 04/25/2007 U.S. Senator Gordon Smith Joins IAPAC’s Annual Washington, D.C. Reception 03/28/2007 City of Irvine Celebrates Nowruz 03/20/2007 Jimmy Delshad Re-Elected to Beverly Hills City Council 03/15/2007 IAPAC Holds Inaugural Gala in Orange County 03/13/2007 IAPAC Endorses Jimmy Delshad for Beverly Hills City Council 02/20/2007 Ancestory Working Group Unveils Legal Arguments to Support Census Ethnic Heritage Question 02/12/2007 IAPAC to Hold Inaugural Gala in Orange County 02/08/2007 IAPAC Joins the Working Group on Ancestry 01/24/2007 Iranian Americans Elected to the California Democratic State Party Central Committee 01/24/2007 Iranian American Poised to Become the Next Mayor of Beverly Hills 01/09/2007 IAPAC Candidates Sweep to Victory 11/09/2006 Sheila Hanson Wins Judicial Election in California 11/09/2006 IAPAC Ends 2006 Cycle with New Slate of Dynamic Candidates 11/02/2006 IAPAC Releases Scorecard for 109TH Congress 11/01/2006 Meet the Newest Slate of IAPAC Candidates 10/19/2006 NRCC Retracts Statement Made About IAPAC 08/30/2006 American of Iranian Heritage Seeks Superior Court Judge Seat in Orange County California 10/05/2006 San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission Takes the Lead in Investigating the Denial of Entry to Iranian Visitors 10/05/2006 Is Immigration Reform Dead in the 109th Congress? 08/29/2006 IAPAC to Host Meet & Greet Reception in Atlanta, GA 08/28/2006 Lawsuit Lays Claim Over Priceless Iranian Artifacts 08/07/2006 IAPAC Seeks Full-Time Development Director 08/02/2006 Murky Horizons 08/02/2006 IAPAC and the IABA Host Iranian American Know Your Rights Town Hall Meeting with Special Guest Congressman Meehan 07/19/2006 San Jose’s Mehran Kamkar Appointed to the City’s Planning Commission 07/14/2006 Legislative Attempts to Curb Iranian Immigration and Citizenship in the 109th Congress 07/06/2006 Migration Policy Institute Publishes Report on the Iranian Foreign Born Population in U.S. 06/30/2006 IAPAC and IABA to Host Iranian American Know Your Rights Campaign Town Hall Meeting 06/29/2006 Susan Etezadi Wins Judicial Election in California 06/07/2006 Senate Passes Comprehensive Immigration Reform 05/31/2006 Getting Pulled Under 05/31/2006 IAPAC Trustee to Receive Ellis Island Medal of Honor 05/03/2006 It's The Geography, Stupid 05/03/2006 Iranian American Runs for Superior Court Judge in San Mateo County California 04/24/2006 GOP Rethinks Immigration Bill's Felony Provision 04/13/2006 IAPAC Holds Meet & Greet Reception with Congressional Candidate Amir Omar 03/30/2006 Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Comprehensive Immigration Reform 03/29/2006 IAPAC is Accepting Applications for 2006 Summer Internship Program in Washington, DC 03/27/2006 Iranian American Friends of Christopher Shays Host Fundraising Event 03/14/2006 IAPAC Holds Third Annual Bay Area Fundraising Reception 03/14/2006 Dallas Morning News Recommends Amir Omar 02/16/2006 Patriot Act Compromise Clears Way for Senate Vote 02/15/2006 IAPAC Hosts Meet & Greet Reception in Sacramento 02/15/2006 Senate to Consider Comprehensive Immigration Reform 02/06/2006 Iranian American Seeks Congressional Seat in Texas 01/19/2006 House Passes Border Security Bill 12/17/2005 Goli Ameri Nominated By President Bush as U.S. Representative to 60th Session of the UN General Assembly 12/15/2005 IAPAC Hosts Washington D.C. Meet & Greet Reception with U.S. Representatives Meehan, Shays and Maloney 11/30/2005 Senators Stall Reauthorization of Patriot Act 11/30/2005 IAPAC is Accepting Applications for Spring Semester Intern 11/10/2005 IAPAC to Host Washington, D.C. Fall Meet & Greet Reception 10/31/2005 NLSCA's President and CEO Banafsheh Akhlaghi among "Top 100 Influential Lawyers" 10/09/2005 IAPAC Holds Meet & Greet Reception in Los Angeles 09/30/2005 Iranian American Know Your Rights Resolution Gains Cosponsors 09/26/2005 Taeiss Mojazza Haghighat to Lead IAPAC’s Fund Development Activities 09/23/2005 Iranian American Citizen Representative Seeks City Council Seat in Sunnyvale, CA 09/15/2005 Help the Victims of Hurricane Katrina 08/31/2005 San Francisco Board of Supervisors Supports Iranian American Know Your Rights Resolution 08/18/2005 U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner Joins IAPAC’s Jr. Trustee Reception in New York 08/10/2005 IAPAC Joins Know Your Rights Press Briefing in San Francisco 08/10/2005 Iranian American Know Your Rights Campaign to Hold Press Briefing in San Francisco 07/27/2005 House Votes to Reauthorize Patriot Act 07/27/2005 Iranian American Know Your Rights Resolution Introduced in the House 07/21/2005 Congress Debates the Role of ‘527’ Groups 07/19/2005 Patriot Act Provisions Up for Renewal 06/23/2005 Iranian Americans Host Fundraising Events to Kickoff 2006 Election Activities 06/22/2005 Congressman Meehan Applauds Know Your Rights Campaign 06/13/2005 Coalition to Launch Iranian American Know Your Rights Campaign 05/31/2005 Real ID Act to Become Law 05/04/2005 Lawmakers Re-introduce the Civil Liberties Restoration Act 04/28/2005 IAPAC Holds Kick-Off Event in Boston with Senator Kennedy and Congressman Meehan 04/15/2005 IAPAC Holds Meet & Greet Reception in Washington, DC 04/13/2005 “Real ID Act” Raises Real Concerns Amongst Civil & Human Rights Groups 03/28/2005 Months After Immigration Forum, Congressman Meehan Continues To Set an Example for Iranian American Political Engagement 03/28/2005 Goli Ameri Appointed by President Bush as One of Three Public Delegates to the UN Human Rights Commission 03/14/2005 GOP's Hill Majorities Unlikely to Be Erased In 2006 03/14/2005 IAPAC Holds First Series of Meet & Greet Events 02/23/2005 Iranian American Plays a Prominent Role in the Next Chapter of the Civil Rights Movement 02/09/2005 IAPAC Elects New Board of Directors 01/25/2005 IAPAC to Join NIAC Workshop in Daytona Beach 01/19/2005 IAPAC Holds Northern California Fundraising Event 12/09/2004 Eighty Two Percent of the Candidates for Local and Federal Election Who Were Supported by IAPAC Won in 2004 11/05/2004 Iranian American Friends of Marty Meehan Host Fundraising Event 11/01/2004 Congressman Marty Meehan Sponsors IABA Congressional Briefing on Detention of Iranians 10/16/2004 Statement on IAPAC’s Mission and Accomplishments 10/08/2004 Congressman Marty T. Meehan Hosts Forum on Immigration Issues Facing the Iranian Community 09/08/2004 IAPAC Trustees and Friends Host Fundraiser for Senator Arlen Specter 09/08/2004 IABA Calls on the Federal Government to Investigate NSEERS 08/12/2004 IABA Holds Bipartisan Congressional Briefing on Detention of Iranians 07/23/2004 IABA to Host Bipartisan Briefing on Detention of Iranians 07/14/2004 IAPAC Meets with Congressman Meehan 07/14/2004 Legislators Act to Restore Civil Liberties in post 9/11 America 07/14/2004 Freedom To Read Protection Act Defeated in the House 07/14/2004 IAPAC holds Spring Gala in Honor of the Accomplishments of Iranian Women 06/24/2004 Senator Arlen Specter Wins Pennsylvania Primary 04/29/2004 Nowruz Greetings from President George Bush & Senator John Kerry (Democratic Presidential Candidate) 03/23/2004 Senator Schumer Contacts Department of Homeland Security Questioning Delays of Non-Immigrant Visas to Iranian Nationals 03/10/2004 Iranian American Bar Association Finds Substantial Evidence of Civil Rights Violations During the Implementation of the NSEERS Special Registration Program 02/06/2004 BAM Earthquake Fundraising, Honoring the US Disaster Assistance Response Teams 02/05/2004 Update on relief efforts in Bam, Iran 01/08/2004 Senator John Corzine Meets with IAPAC Board of Trustees 01/02/2004 IAPAC Statement on Earthquake in Bam, Iran 12/29/2003 U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney Joins IAPAC’s Kick-Off Reception in New York 12/15/2003 IAPAC Holds Reception with Mrs. Goli Ameri, Candidate for U.S. Congress (OR-01) 11/24/2003 Iranian American Candidate Goli Ameri Receives National Attention 10/31/2003 Opposition to PATRIOT Act Grows on Capitol Hill 10/31/2003 Running to Win-- Iranian-American Sets Her Sights on 1st Congressional District of Oregon 10/21/2003 House Holds Hearing on CLEAR Act 10/07/2003 Congressman Introduces Legislation to Expel Iranian Visitors and Students from the U.S. 09/26/2003 CLEAR Act Raises Concerns 09/22/2003 Opposition to the PATRIOT Act Grows 08/07/2003 Senate Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Immigration Hearing 08/04/2003 Department of Justice Poised to Ask for Greater Anti-Terrorism Powers 07/01/2003 INS Special Registration Program Shifts Gears - IAPAC Brief 07/02/2003 Iranian American Political Action Committee Opens Its Doors 07/04/2003 IAPAC Discusses Visa Regulations with Senator Schumer (D-NY) 07/03/2003