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 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...
COVID-19 has disrupted the operating norms of our lives. From our health to our jobs to all of the ways isolation impacts our mental health and well being. On top of that, the myriad of resources addr...
For Iranians and the diaspora, one story that is central to our shared identity is the 11th century epic by Ferdowsi, Shahnameh (The Book of Kings). Recollecting the heroic tales and fantastic legends...
For the second part in our series of conversations with the authors featured in "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," Assal sat down with Darius Atefat-Peckham, an up and coming po...
A new anthology, "My Shadow Is My Skin: Voices from the Iranian Diaspora," presents 30 essays on the Iranian-American experience from a range of authors. Mana and Assal speak with the editors, Katheri...