Assal and Mana sat down with NIAC Advisory Board Member Ambassador John Limbert to discuss his new novel with co-author Ambassador Marc Grossman, Believers: Love and Death in Tehran. Though a tale of...
We're pleased to offer NIAC members the opportunity to rent a new riveting documentary film, Desert One, ahead of its general release date! The film opens up an important dialogue to discuss the histo...
Call on the CA Board of Education to include West Asian Studies in their model curriculum, to ensure that the experiences of our communities, including those of the Iranian-American community, are inc...
The California Department of Education’s Ethnic Studies program is at risk of excluding several marginalized communities, including Iranian Americans. Despite a well rounded program written by s...
Join NIAC members from all across the nation on July 30th as we come together for one common purpose: to build political power for the Iranian-American community ahead of the most important election o...
Join NIAC members on July 30th as we come together for one common purpose: to build political power so that we can advance peace and diplomacy, secure equitable immigration policies, and protect the c...
Mana and Assal sat down with Saint Paul Councilwoman, organizer, and former teacher Mitra Jalali one month after the brutal killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. Mitra spoke of her own expe...
On Saturday, June 20, 2020, NIAC Chicago hosted its first debut event with Juan Cole (Professor of History, University of Michigan) for a book talk on his new translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayy...
NIAC invites all of you—LGBTQ+ individuals and allies—to share YOUR stories as part of our #IAPride campaign....
NIAC Chicago is hosting our first chapter event, “Virtual Book Talk with Juan Cole,” on the summer solstice – Saturday, June 20 from 3-4:30 PM CST. To commemorate the summer solstice...
Continuing our series of conversations with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Assal and Mana chat with Dr. Persis Karim, who contributed an essay and the fo...
In our final chat with authors featured in "My Shadow is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Mana and Assal sit down with Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh. Her essay, "My Mom Killed Michael Jackson," exp...