Iranian Alliances Across Borders
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Iranian Alliances Across Borders (IAAB) is a U.S.-based non-profit volunteer organization, with a mission to "address issues of the Iranian diaspora community while raising awareness of the Iranian community, promoting leadership, and connecting Iranians across borders."
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. The organization focuses on building community in the Iranian diaspora and empowering youth through leadership training. IAAB's headquarters are in New York City.
Seminar, and others. The most prominent project conducted by IAAB is Camp Ayandeh, an annual summer leadership camp held for high school students and is the first program of its kind in the United States
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and PAAIA.Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans A series of Iranian-American organizations, including IAAB, are attempting to contact every Iranian household within the United States in order to educate them about the relevance of the 2010 Census.
Formation
In 2003, IAAB was established by college students in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
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Massachusetts
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. The organization focuses on building community in the Iranian diaspora and empowering youth through leadership training. IAAB's headquarters are in New York City.
Projects
IAAB's projects include the International Conferences on the Iranian American Diaspora, Camp Ayandeh,Camp Ayandeh Project Connection, Student Summit,Student Summit IAAB Art, BamBam, Iran
Bam is a city in and the capital of Bam County, Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 73,823, in 19,572 families.The modern Iranian city of Bam surrounds the Bam citadel. Before the 2003 earthquake the official population count of the city was roughly 43,000. There are...
Seminar, and others. The most prominent project conducted by IAAB is Camp Ayandeh, an annual summer leadership camp held for high school students and is the first program of its kind in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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2010 Census Coalition
In 2009, IAAB joined the Iranian American 2010 Census Project along with various other Iranian-American organizations, including the National Iranian American CouncilNational Iranian American Council
The National Iranian American Council is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization "dedicated to advancing the interests of the Iranian-American community." Trita Parsi is the organization's current president and founder.-Formation:...
and PAAIA.Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans A series of Iranian-American organizations, including IAAB, are attempting to contact every Iranian household within the United States in order to educate them about the relevance of the 2010 Census.