Iranian American City Council Member Spurs Largest Tree Planting Initiative in N. Texas History
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May 4, 2010, Richardson, TX - For Richardson City Council member Amir Omar, a simple idea has turned into a massive campaign. While running last summer, Omar took note of the lack of shade on certain trails in his city and decided to do something about it. With widespread support from corporate sponsors, nonprofits, and volunteers, Amir Omar's simple goal of providing shade has turned into the largest tree planting initiative Northern Texas has ever seen.
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Can Seven Outstanding Iranian Americans Inspire the Next Generation? Yes They Can!
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Thursday May 6, 2010, Los Angeles, CA - On Sunday April 25th 2010, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans celebrated the third installment of its signature event, "Passing the Torch of Success", at New York University's Jack H. Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. The occasion was co-hosted by former CNN anchor Rudi Bakthiar and the ever-popular and talented comedian Maz Jobrani. An inspired crowd of almost 700 attendees were moved by seven of our community's finest individuals that came together for this occasion to share their remarkable life and career stories.
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An Inspired Audience in New York - Passing the Torch Receives Rave Reviews
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Thursday May 6, 2010, Los Angeles, CA - The Passing the Torch event received tremendous accolades from attendees. Following the event, Roxanna Yaghoubzadeh who became a PAAIA/NexGen member, commented, "The event really made me proud to be part of such a wonderful and accomplished community, and made clear how important it is to have a group that unites us."
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Mark Your Calendar! Photo Xbt on Iranian Americans in LA, Fowler Museum, UCLA. Opens June 6
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Director of Marketing and Communications
Fowler Museum at UCLA
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From October 2009 through January 2010, four documentary photographers-Farhad Parsa, Arash Saedinia, Parisa Taghizadeh, and Ramin Talaie-focused their lenses on second-generation Iranian-Americans of Los Angeles, the world's largest population of expatriate Iranians. This Galleria exhibition offers a selection of engaging images by each of these photographers considering the everyday lives of their subjects. It also addresses the processes of documentation and how they relate to the photographers' understandings of their own hyphenated Iranian identities.
See intriguing photographs capturing the varied lives and interests of LA's Iranian American community-from toddlers at play to an acupuncturist in the office of her Los Feliz practice-including a few recognizable figures such as public intellectual Reza Aslan and comedian Maz Jobrani.
A press release, including information on related programs, and images from the exhibition are online. To arrange group visits, please call 310/ 825-7325.
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