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Norooz Festival, Westwood - March 21, 2004

Iranian-American Profile
Fact-sheet on the Iranian-American Community (ISG MIT)
Overview of Socioeconomic Characteristic of Iranian-Americans based on the 2000 Census (ISG MIT)
Projects on Iranian-Americans (ISG MIT)
Irancensus (NIAC)
2011 Survey of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
2009 Survey of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
Spotlight on the Iranian Foreign Born (MIS)
Selected Characteristics for Persons of Iranian Ancestry: 1990 (U.S. Census)
First Iranian-Amercian

US-Iran Relations
Dr. M. A. Modjtahedi Student Loan Fund

Southern California

Organizations

Business Associations
Iranian-American Fan at the Rose Bowl - January 16, 2000
US-Iran draw 1-1 at the Rose Bowl - January 16, 2000 Coalition of Iranian Entrepreneurs (LA)
Entrepreneurship Foundation (CA)
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce (LA)
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce (Bay Area)
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida
Iranian American Technology Council, IATC (Maryland)
Iranian Trade Association (San Diego)
NIPOC (Orange County)
PAND (LA)
Persian American Chamber of Commerce (Austin)
SiliconIran (Bay Area)
ISG MIT Iranian-American Community Survey 2005

Civic & Political Groups
Alliance of Iranian Americans, AIA (Southern California)
American Iranian Council (New Jersey)
American Iranian Friendship Council (Portland)
Iranian American Political Action Committee (Washington D.C.)Iranian-American Community Leaders at the LA City Council
Bay Area Iranian American Voter Association
California Society for Democracy in Iran
Democracy for America in Orange County
Iranian-American Democrats of New York
Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (BAIAD)
Iranian American Democrats of Irvine
Iranian American Democrats of Los Angeles
Iranian American Democrats of San Diego
Iranian American Republican Council (Los Angeles)
National Iranian American Council, NIAC (Washington D.C.)
Network of Iranian American Society, NIAS (Orange County)
Pars Equality Center (Bay Area)
Persian Gulf online (worldwide)
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, PAAIA (Washington D.C.)

Iranian-American News
IAPAC News
NIAC News
PAAIA News
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Political Participation
Iranian-American Participation in Political Campaigns - Iranian Studies Group at MIT (January 2004)


LA Mayor Hahn & Shirin Ebadi at UCLA Royce Hall, May 14, 2004Shirin Ebadi at UCLA Royce Hall, May 14, 2004Shirin Ebadi at UCLA Royce Hall, May 14, 2004

Political Parties
Constitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI)
Green Party (Irvine)
Iran National Front (Washington D.C.)
Iran National Front (Bay Area)
Marze Por-Gohar (Los Angeles)
PanIranism (Bay Area)
United Republicans (DC/Irvine)
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Dr. Ahmad Karimi Hakkak - Director of the Center of Persian Studies of the University of Maryland, by QH - May 28, 2005

Professional Associations
Anjoman (Bay Area)
Association of Iranian American Professionals in San Diego (AIAP)
Association of Iranian Professionals of Austin
Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage (APSIH)
The American Association of Teachers of Persian
The Association of Iranian American Writers (Philadelphia)
Iranian Academic Association, IAA (New York)
Iranian Academic Association (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Bar Association (Washington D.C.)
IABA (San Diego)Designer Bijan Pakzad, by QH - June 23, 2006
Iranian Librarians Association of America (LA)
Iranian/American Professional Society of Oregon
Iranian Chemists Association (Connecticut)
Iranian American Society of Civil Engineers (Irvine)
Iranian American Society of Engineers and Architects (Dallas)
Network of Iranian Professionals of New York
Professional Iranian Networking Society (Washington D.C.)
Society of Iranian Architects & Planners (Los Angeles)
Society of Iranian Professionals of Texas
Society of Iranian Professionals (Washington D.C.)

Health Associations
Academy of Persian Physicians (Southren California)Dr. Fariborz Maseeh - Founder of Persian Studies program at the University of California at Irvine - by QH - October 10, 2009
Beverly Hills Iranian-American Doctors (BHIAD)
Iranian Dental Association of California (IDAC)
Iranian American Dental Association (LA)
Iranian Dental Club (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Medical Association (New Jersey)
Iranian American Mental Health Society (Irvine)
Iranian-American Life Science Network (San Diego)
Iranian Psychological Association of America (LA)
Iranian American Nurses Association (Texas)
Iranian American Psychological Association (Los Angeles)
Iranian Society of Ophthalmologists & Vision Scientists (Kentucky)CNN Anchor Rudi Bakhtiar, by QH - May 21, 2005
Iranian Medical Society of Greater Washington
Persian American Cancer Institute
Persian American Society for Health Advancement (Southern California)
Student Alliance for Health Advocacy and Research (Rhode Island)

Iranian Studies
The American Institute of Iranian Studies (New York)
The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (Chicago)
Center for Iranian Studies (Columbia U.)
Encyclopedia Iranica - Center for Iranian Studies (New York)
Foundation for Iranian Studies, FIS (Maryland)Director Reza Badiyi - August 06, 2006, by QH
The International Society for Iranian Studies
Iranian Studies (UCLA)
Iranian and Persian Studies (Harvard)
Iranian Studies (Stanford)
The Iranian Studies Initiative (Yale)
International Qajar Studies Association (Santa Barbara)
Persian Studies (UT Austin)
Persian Studies (UC Irvine)
Persian Studies (U. Maryland)
Persian and Iranian Studies (U. Washington)

ArtPlaywright Houshang Touzie & Actress Sheila Vossough - LA (March 2, 2008), by QH
American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art (S. California)
Art of Iran (Virginia)
Beyond Persia (Bay Area)
Iranian Art Foundation (New York)
Iranian Visual Artist (LA)
Pasfarda (Chicago)
Persian Arts Festival (New York)
Persian Arts Society (LA)
Rumi Art Society (Austin)Anousheh Ansari - UCLA March 1, 2007

Cultural & Educational Organizations
Andisheh (Oregon)
Bahar Society (Los Angeles)
Boarders across Alliances (Boston)
Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, CIRA (Connecticut)
Cupertino Iranian Community (Bay Area)
Danesh Institute (Indiana)Shohreh Aghdashloo - by QH (April 3, 2005)
Evecina Cultural & Educational Foundation (Irvine)
Farhang Foundation (S. California)
Ferdosi Society (Bay Area)
House of Iran (San Diego)
Inter Cultural Center , ICC (Virginia)
International Soceity for Iranian Culture, ISIC (New York)
Iramerican Civic Society of America (Washington D.C.)
Iranian Alliances Across Borders, IAAB (Virginia)
Iranian American Society of CaliforniaChristiane Amanpour - Beverly Hills (October 16, 2008) - by QH (January 5, 2007)
Iranian American Society of New York (IAS)
Iranian Association of Boston
Iranian Community Center (Irvine)
Iranian Cultural Center of Orange County (ICCOC)
Iranian Cultural Society of America (Pennsylvania)
Iranhouse (Chicago)
Iranian American Society of Greater Daytona Beach
Iranian Cultural Club (Fresno)
Iranian Cultural Foundation (Houston)
Iranian Cultural Society (Illinois)
Iranian Cultural Society of Philadelphia
Iranian-American Comunity of Utah (IACU)
Iranian-American Cultural Society of MarylandIranian American Beauty Queens: Shally Zomorodi & Samira Houshiar - Los Angeles - by QH (March 16, 2007
Iranian Cultural Center (Flordia)
Iran Cultural and Educational Center (Maryland)
Iranian Cultural Society of New Mexico
Iranian American Society of New York
Iranian American Cultural Association (Washington DC)
Iranian American Community Alliance (Seattle)
Iranian American Meetup
Iranian American Parents Association of Beverly Hills
Iranian-American Volunteer Alliance, IAVA (Virginia)Azadeh Moaveni - by QH (March 23, 2005)
Iransara Community Association of Southern Arizona (Tucson)
Iran Heritage (Southern California)
Iranian Women's Studies Foundation, IWSF (Massachusetts)
Jewel of Persia (Irvine)
Kamal Cultural Foundation (San Diego)
Kanoon Iran (Virginia)
Mehrgan Foundation (San Diego)
Mehregan: Iranian Teachers Association (Washington D.C.)Sussan Deyhim - Royce Hall UCLA - by QH (February 4, 2005)
Organization of Iranian Scholars (San Diego)
Palos Verdes Iranian Youth Cultural Society
Pars Educational and Cultural Society (Chicago)
Persia Cultural House (Virgina)
Persia House (Michigan)
Persian American Society (San Mateo)
Persian Center (Berkeley)
Persian Cultural Center of the Carolinas (Charllote)
Persian Chorus (Berkeley)
Persian Cultural Center (Virginia)
Central Virginia Iranian American SocietyShahrzad Sepanlou - by QH (March 10, 2006)
Persian Cultural Foundation (New Jersey)
Persian Cultural Center (San Diego)
Persian Comunity Center of Atlanta
Persian Cultural & Humanitarian Association (New Jersey)
Persian Parade (NY)
Persian Studies and Persia House at PSU (Portland)
Philadelphia Persian Society
Rumi Educational Center (Santa Barbara)
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute (Washington D.C.)Porochista Khakpour - by QH (May 3, 2008)
Shabeh Jomeh
Society for Promotion of Persian Culture (Indiana)
Texas Persian Cultural Center
The Translation Project (Bay Area)
Wisconsin Persians


Religious-Spiritual
IMAN (Los Angeles)Shiva Rose - February 19, 2007, by QH
Islamic Foundation (Canoga Park)
Islamic Institute of New York
Iranian Christians International (Colorado Springs)
Persian Ministries
Iranian American Jewish Association (Political)
Iranian American Jewish Federation (S. California)
Chabad Persian Youth
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the US (Illinois)
Islamic Center Locator
SABA (Bay Area)
The Zarathushtrian Assembly (Anaheim)
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, FEZANA (Illinois)Niyaz Vocalist Azam Ali - August 25, 2005, by QH
California Zoroastrian Center
Zoroastrian Association of North Texas

Educational Foundations (Scholarships)
Amouzegar Scholarship in Persian Studies
Bita Daryabari Scholarship for Women in Economics
The Dabiri Foundation
The Hand Foundation
Houtan Scholarship Foundation (New Jersey)
IABA Scholarship
Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (San Diego)Haale Gafari - by QH (January 5, 2007)
Iranian Artist Scholarship, EP (Washington D.C.)
IAB Scholarship (Boston)
IFWC Scholarships (Bay Area)
Iranian American Society
Islamic Scholarship Fund
Dr. M.A. Modjtahedi Foundation (Student Loan Fund)
Momeni Foundation (Oregon)
Nahal Scholarship Foundation (Bay Area)
Alireza Pahlavi Fellowship (Minnesota)
Persian Scholarship Program
Society of Iranian American Women for Education, SIAWE (Texas)Masters of Persian Music - UCSB (February 28, 2006, by QH
U. Maryland Persian Flagship Program Scholarship
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Persian Schools
Eftekhar Persian School (Milwaukee)
Ferdowsi Persian Language School (New York)
Golestan Kids (Berkeley)
GWC Huntington Beach
UC Davis Iranian Alumni Association ScholarshipNIPOC Volunteers at Mehregan (October 14, 2007) - by QH
IEC (Houston)
Iranian Community School (Virginia)
Iranian School of San Diego
Kharazmi Persian School (New Jersey)
Khayam Educational Group (Orange County)
Persian Academy (Washington DC)
Persian School of Seattle
Payvand School (Bay Area)
New York City ClassesMehrgan Festival - Orange County, by QH - October 2, 2004

Persian Courses
College & Universities offering Persian courses

Student Organizations
Iranian Student Alliance in America (Berkeley)
Iranian Studies Group at MIT (Cambridge)
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Support Groups
Homan
IRCMehrgan Festival - Orange County, by QH - October 2, 2005

Seniors
Association of Iranian American Seniors (AIAS)

Sports
Jame Doosti
Unity Cup

Women
Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF)Mehrgan Festival - Orange County, by QH - September 10, 2006
Iranian Women's Society (S. Califronia)
The Women's Center (Maryland)
Unique Zan Foundation (S. California)
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Youth
Camp Ayandeh
Iranian-American Youth (Washington D.C.)2nd Generation College Students - by QH
Iranian-American Youth Leadership Workshop (S. California)
PAAIA Nexgen
PerGen (S. California)

Charities & Relief Organizations
Alavi Foundation (New York)
Ashiané (New York)
Alborz Humanitarian Foundation (Southern California)
AyenehPersian sorority by QH - September 26, 2010
Bam-Iran.org (New Jersey)
Bonyad Norooz (North Carolina)
Boroumand Foundation (New York)
Child Foundation (Oregon)
Children's Hope International Literacy & Development (California)
Children of Persia (Maryland)
Earthquake Relief Funds for Orphans (Massachusetts)
Healing For Iran (Ohio)
Iranian Children (Southern California)
International Society for Children with Cancer (S. California)Dariush concert raising funds for charities, Los Angeles - July 24, 2004
Iranian Refugees Alliance Inc. (New York)
Kahrizak Charity Foundation (Los Angeles)
Komak (Virginia)
Omeed (Massachusetts)
Mahdieh
Massiah Foundation (Boston)
Mehr Humanitarian Society (New Jersey)
Omid Foundation (Maryland)
PARSA Community FoundationManoochehr Sadeghi Ensemble - Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (December 24, 2005)
Rahmat Foundation (New York)
Razi Health Foundation (New Jersey)

Human Rights Organizations
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, IHRDC (Connecticut)
Iranian Society for Human Rights (California)
Gozaar (Washington, DC)
Mehr
More....The Liän Ensemble, Los Angeles (September 18, 2005) - by QH

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EventsNoorsaaz Ensemble - Pasadena (September 27, 2007)
7Rooz (Bay Area)
Concerts & Clubs
Kodoom
New York Persians
NW Persians
Seattle Iranians
Persian Events (East Coast)Dafreez Ensemble - Bowers Museum, Santa Ana (April 26, 2008)
Persian Events (East Coast & Europe)

Related Links
Iranian Diaspora


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