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)
Irancensus (NIAC)
Iranian Americans: Immigration and Assimilation (PAAIA)
2024 Survey of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)
Americans Least Favorable Toward Iran (Gallup)
Spotlight on the Iranian Foreign Born (MIS)
The Iranian Americans: A Popular Social History of a New American Ethnic Group
Who We Are: The Perplexity of Iranian-American Identity (JSTOR)
Special Tabulation Results from the 2010 Census
Selected Characteristics for Persons of Iranian Ancestry: 1990 (U.S. Census) | Top-US-Ancestries
First Iranian-Amercian

US-Iran Relations

Southern California
Iranian-American News

Organizations

Business Associations
Iranian-Americans' Contributions Project (Bay Area)
iBRIDGES (Bay Area)
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce (LA)
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce (Bay Area)
Iranian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Dallas
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce Central Florida
Iranian-American Chamber of Commerce Orange County
Iranian Trade Association (San Diego)
NIPOC (Orange County)
PAND (LA)
Persian Tech Entrepreneurs
Persian American Chamber of Commerce (Austin)
Women Of MENA In Technology (San Francisco)

Civic & Political Groups
Alliance of Iranian Americans, AIA (Southern California)
American Iranian Council (New Jersey)
American Iranian Friendship Council (Portland)
American Mideast Coalition for Democracy (Nashville)
Iranian Alliances Across Borders, IAAB (New York)
Iranian American Political Action Committee (Washington D.C.)
IA-100 Inc. (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Civic Leadership Program (Washington D.C.)
Bay Area Iranian American Voter Association
California Society for Democracy in Iran
Democracy for America in Orange County
International Foundation for Civil Society (Utah)
Iranian-Americans for Liberty
Iranian-American Democrats of New York
Iranian American Democrats of California
Bay Area Iranian-American Democrats (BAIAD)
Iranian American Democrats of Los Angeles
Iranian American Democrats of Orange County
Iranian American Democrats of San Diego
Iranian American Republicans of California (Sacremento)
National Iranian American Council, NIAC (Washington D.C.)
National Union for Democracy in Iran, NUFDI (Washington D.C.)
Network of Iranian American Society, NIAS (Orange County)
Pars Equality Center, PEC (Bay Area)
Persian Gulf online (Worldwide)
The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans, PAAIA (Washington D.C.)
West Asia Council (Washington D.C.)

Political Participation
Iranian-American Participation in Political Campaigns - Iranian Studies Group at MIT (January 2004)

Political Parties
Constitutionalist Party of Iran (CPI)
Green Party (Irvine)
Iran Liberal Democrats
Iran National Front (Washington D.C.) | News
Marze Por-Gohar (Los Angeles)
Pan-Iranist (Bay Area)
United Republicans (DC/Irvine)
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Professional Associations
Association of Iranian American Professionals in San Diego (AIAP)
Association of Iranian Professionals of Austin
Association of Iranian Professionals of Houston
Association of Professors and Scholars of Iranian Heritage (APSIH)
The American Association of Teachers of Persian
The Association of Iranian American Writers (San Jose)
Intellectual Property Society of Iranian Americans (Virginia)
Iranian Academic Association, IAA (New York)
Iranian American Academics and Professionals (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Bar Association (Washington D.C.)
IABA (San Diego)
Iranian Librarians Association of America (LA)
Iranian-American Physicists Network Group
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.)
Professional Organization of Iranian-Americans (Atlanta)
Society of Iranian Architects & Planners (Los Angeles)
Spirit of Iranian Noted Achievers (Boston)
Society of Iranian Professionals of Texas

Health Associations
Academy of Persian Physicians (Southren California)
Beverly Hills Iranian-American Doctors (BHIAD)
Iranian American Dental Association (LA)
Iranian Dental Club (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Medical Association (New Jersey)
Iranian Medical Society (Beverly Hills)
Iranian American Mental Health Organization in Northern California
Iranian-American Life Science Network (San Diego)
Iranian Psychological Association of America (LA)
Iranian American Nurses Association (California)
Iranian American Psychological Association (Los Angeles)
Iranian Society of Ophthalmologists & Vision Scientists (Kentucky)
Iranian Medical Society of Greater Washington
Norooz Clinic Foundation (Santa Ana)
Persian American Cancer Institute
Persian American Society for Health Advancement (Southern California)
Society of Iranian-American Health Professionals (Virginia)
Society of Iranian Psychiatrists of North America (San Francisco)
SoCal Persian American Medical Association

Iranian Studies
The American Institute of Iranian Studies (New York)
Association Society for Iranian Studies
The Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (Chicago)
Center for Iranian Studies (Columbia U.)
Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies (Princeton U.)
Center for Iranian and Persian Gulf Studies (U. Oklahoma)
Center for Iranian Diaspora Studies (SFSU)
Center for Iranian Research and Analysis, CIRA (Connecticut)
Iranian and Persian Studies (Harvard) | Events
Consortium for Iranian Studies (San Francisco State U.)
Encyclopedia Iranica - Center for Iranian Studies (New York)
Foundation for Iranian Studies, FIS (Maryland)
ILEX Foundation (Massachusetts)
Iranian Studies (UC Berkeley)
Iranian Studies (UCLA)
Iranian Studies Initiative (NYU)
Iranian Studies (Stanford)
Iranian Studies (UC Davis)
The Iranian Studies Initiative (U. Michigan)
The Iranian Studies Initiative (Yale)
The Iranian Studies Initiative (UC Santa Barbara)
International Qajar Studies Association (Santa Barbara) | Qajar Pages
Persian Studies (UT Austin)
Persian & Iranian Studies (U. Arizona)
Persian Studies (U. Virginia)
Persian Studies (UC Irvine)
Persian Language, Linguistics, and Culture Program (U. Hawaii)
Pourdavoud Center for the Study of the Iranian World (UCLA)
Roshan Institute for Persian Studies (U. Maryland)
Persian and Iranian Studies (U. Washington)

Arts
Aftab Committee (Washington D.C.)
American Foundation for Contemporary Iranian Art (S. California)
Art of Iran (Virginia)
Center For Iranian Modern Arts (New York)
The Center for Iranian Music (Pittsburgh)
Diaspora Arts Connection (Bay Area)
Honar Foundation (New York)
Honarmand Foundation (LA)
Iranian Female Composers Association (New York)
Iranian Visual Artists (LA)
Kanoon (Seattle)
Mehr Foundation (San Antonio)
Niosha International Conservatory of Arts (Bay Area)
Pasfarda (Chicago)
Persian Arts Festival (New York)
Persian Cultural Center (Colorado)
Persian Arts Society (LA)
Rumi Art Society (Austin)
30 Voices - Women's Art (LA)

Cultural & Educational Organizations
Andisheh (Oregon)
Anjoman-E-Naft (S. California)
Atlanta Persian Festival
Berkeley Lecture Series
Central Virginia Iranian American Society (Richmond)
Cupertino Iranian Community (Bay Area)
CYRUS Institute of Knowledge (MA)
Dast2Dast (Virginia)
Damavand Cultural Foundation (Maryland)
Danesh Institute (Indiana)
Evecina Cultural & Educational Foundation (Irvine)
Farhang Foundation (S. California)
Ferdosi Society (Bay Area)
Hamzaban (LA)
House of Iran (San Diego)
IHF America (Redwood City)
Inter Cultural Center, ICC (Virginia)
International Society for Iranian Culture, ISIC (New York)
Iranian Cultural Foundation (Houston)
Iranian-American Community Center (Washington D.C.)
Iranian-American Cultural Association of Missouri (St. Louis)
IrAmerican Civic Society of America (Washington D.C.)
Iranian American Foundation (Florida)
Iranian American Society of Arizona (Phoenix)
Iranian American Society of California
Irvine Iranian Parent Association (IIPA)
Iranian American Society of Utah
Iranian-American Association of Memphis (IAAM)
Iranian American Society of New York (IAS)
Iranian Association of Boston
Iranian-American Community Group (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 Association (Washington D.C.)
Iranian Cultural Foundation (Houston)
Iranian Cultural Society (Illinois)
Iranian Cultural Society of Philadelphia
Iranian-American Comunity of Utah (IACU)
Iranian-American Cultural Society of Maryland
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)
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)
Kaanun Mehr (Bay Area)
Kourosh Iranian Association (Michigan)
Kurdish Community of Southern California
Mehrgan Foundation (San Diego)
Mehregan: Iranian Teachers Association (Washington D.C.)
New York Persian Cultural Center
Organization of Iranian Scholars (San Diego)
Noor va Danesh (New Jersey)
Norooz Outreach (Bay Area)
Nowruz Commission (D.C.)
Nowruz Festival (Virginia)
Orange County Persian Community (OCPC)
Palos Verdes Iranian Youth Cultural Society
Pars Educational and Cultural Society (Chicago)
Pasargad Foundation (Colorado)
Persia House (Michigan)
Persian American Cultural Society (Cincinnati)
Persian American Communities Inc (LA)
Persian American Center for Education (Austin)
Persian American Society of Tampa Bay (PASTB)
Persian American Society (San Mateo)
Persian Center (Berkeley)
Persian Community of Kansas City's (PCKC)
Persian Cultural Center of the Carolinas (Charllote)
Persian Chorus (Berkeley)
Persian Cultural Center (Virginia)
Persian Cultural Heritage Organization (Laguna Hills)
Persian Cultural Club (Campbell, CA)
Persian Cultural Foundation (New Jersey)
Persian Cultural Center (San Diego)
Persian Comunity Center of Atlanta
Persian Cultural Circle of Colorado (Denver)
Persian Cultural & Humanitarian Association (New Jersey)
Persian Parade (NY)
Persian Studies and Persia House at PSU (Portland)
Rumi Educational Center (Santa Barbara)
Roshan Cultural Heritage Institute (Washington D.C.)
Shabahang - Iranian Cultural Society of America (Philadelphia)
Shabeh Jomeh
Society for Promotion of Persian Culture (Indiana)
South Bay Persian Heritage Foundation (S. California)
Texas Persian Cultural Center
The Translation Project (Bay Area)

Religious-Spiritual
IMAN (Los Angeles)
Islamic Foundation (Canoga Park)
Imam Ali Center (Kansas City)
Islamic Institute of New York
Islamic Center Locator
Noor va Danesh Islamic Center (New Jersey)
SABA Islamic Center (Bay Area)
Iranian Christians International (Colorado Springs)
Persian Ministries
Iranian American Jewish Association (Political)
Iranian American Jewish Federation - S. California (Political) | New York
Chabad Persian Youth (LA)
Persian Jewish Center (New York)
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the US (Illinois)
Darbe Mehr Zoroastrian Temple (New York)
The Zarathushtrian Assembly (Anaheim)
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America, FEZANA (Illinois)
California Zoroastrian Center
Persian Zoroastrian Organization (Bay Area)
Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York (ZAGNY)
Zoroastrian Association of North Texas
Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington (ZAMWI)

Educational Foundations (Scholarships)
Amouzegar Scholarship in Persian Studies
Ansari Scholarship
Arasteh Foundation
Bita Daryabari Scholarship for Women in Economics
Bita Daryabari Scholarship at Golden Gate University
The Dabiri Foundation
Foroutan Foundation
The Hand Foundation
Houtan Scholarship Foundation (New Jersey)
IABA Scholarship
IABA Foundation
The Iranian Scholarship Fund
Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (San Diego)
Iranian Scholars for Liberty
IAB Scholarship (Boston)
IFWC Scholarships (Bay Area)
Iranian American Academics and Professionals
Iranian American Society
Islamic Scholarship Fund
Dr. M.A. Modjtahedi Foundation (Student Loan Fund)
Momeni Foundation (Oregon)
Nahal Scholarship Foundation (Bay Area)
Rezvan Foundation for Excellence (Bay Area)
Malakeh Taleghani Scholarship & Endowment (Arizona)
Alireza Pahlavi Fellowship (Minnesota)
Dr. Nasser Sharify Foundation (New York)
Persian Heritage Foundation (Fresno)
Persian Scholarship Program
Persians 4 Cure (Los Angeles)
Society of Iranian American Women for Education, SIAWE (Texas)
U. Maryland Persian Flagship Program Scholarship
UC Davis Iranian Alumni Association Scholarship
Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Iranian Studies (Yale)
Zahedi Family Fellowship (Stanford)
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Persian Schools
Alborz (San Jose)
Anar (LA)
Chicago Persian School
Eftekhar Persian School (Milwaukee)
Ferdowsi Persian Language School (New York)
Golestan Kids (Berkeley)
GWC Huntington Beach
IEC (Houston)
Iranian Community School (Virginia)
Iranian School of San Diego
Kanoon (Seattle)
Kharazmi Persian School (New Jersey)
Khayam Educational Group (Orange County)
MTO Persian School (US)
Persian Academy (Washington DC)
Persian School of Seattle
Payvand School (Bay Area)
New York City Classes

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
IRC

Seniors
Association of Iranian American Seniors (AIAS)

Sports
International Cup of Iran
Iranian American Volleyball Club
Iranian American Sport Association
Jame Doosti
Persian Snow Festival
Unity Cup
Zoroastrian Sports Committee (ZSC)

Women
Banu Foundation
Iranian Women's Studies Foundation (IWSF)
The Iranian-American Women's Foundation (Irvine)
Iranian American Women's Society (Palos Vedes)
Iran Rooyan (Virginia)
The Women's Center (Maryland)
Iranian Women Association of Oregon (Portland)
Unique Zan Foundation (S. California)
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Youth
Camp Ayandeh
Iranican
PAAIA Nexgen
PerGen (S. California)

Charities & Relief Organizations
Alavi Foundation (New York)
Ashiané (New York)
Alborz Humanitarian Foundation (Southern California)
Ayeneh (Southern California)
Bonyad Norooz (North Carolina)
Boroumand Foundation (New York)
Child Foundation (Oregon)
Children's Hope International Literacy & Development (California)
Children of Persia (Maryland)
Dast2Dast (Virginia)
Dollar Month Fund (San Diego)
Earthquake Relief Funds for Orphans (Massachusetts)
Iranian Children (Southern California)
International Society for Children with Cancer (S. California)
IABA Foundation ( Washington DC)
Iranian Refugees Alliance Inc. (New York)
Kahrizak Charity Foundation (Los Angeles)
Keep Children in School Foundation (Los Angeles)
Nasiri Foundation (Bay Area)
Omeed (Massachusetts)
Omid for Iran (Utah)
Mahdieh (Philadelphia)
Makan Foundation (Miami)
Massiah Foundation (Boston)
Mehr Humanitarian Society (New Jersey)
Moms Against Poverty (S. California)
Nasiri Foundation (San Francisco)
Neda Nobari Foundation (New Hampshire)
Omid Foundation (Maryland)
PARSA Community Foundation
Rahmat Foundation (New York)
Razi Health Foundation (New Jersey)
Roya Foundation (Stockton)
Semnani Family Foundation (Utah)
Simin Hope Foundation (LA)
Ziba Foundation (New Jersey)

Human Rights Organizations
Boroumand Center (Washington, D.C.)
Center for Human Rights in Iran (New York)
The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, IHRDC (Connecticut)
Mehr
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Events
Chicago Events
Kodoom
New York Persians
NW Persians
Seattle Iranians
Persian Events (East Coast & Europe)

Related Links
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