A Day in the Life…
Now that the convention proceedings are finished, things are markedly slowed down for everyone here in Minnesota, and we have time to go into some details we may have missed in earlier posts. If you’ve never attended a major party’s convention, let me give you an idea of what’s involved for the most dedicated participants:
Do you know your neighbor?
Last night, NIAC held an informal meet and greet where members of the community were welcomed to come by to meet NIAC staff and ask questions and discuss any issues on their mind. Between the hours of 7-9 pm, Iranian-American Denver residents dropped in at their own convenience to say hello and talk politics. During […]
To be or not to be: what is your identity?
Soldiers crowding the streets, strapped with imaginary guns, make their way through the city as they reenact combat as if they are on the streets of Baghdad. Military veterans from Iraq are only few of the many groups in Denver, here to make a statement. Everybody here has a message, whether in suits and in […]
McCain ad hits Obama on Iran
In the most focused ad of the 2008 Presidential election dealing with Iran, Sen. McCain comes out swinging at Sen. Obama’s approach to Iran. The McCain campaign has said it will run the ad in key states in the coming weeks. Though NIAC does not endorse or oppose candidates, we feel it is important to […]
McCain Camp Should Be Wary of Huffington Post Hoax
On July 9, the Huffington Post published a story called “McCain Issues Top Ten Funniest Ways to Kill Iranians”. Almost immediately, the link hit the web like a virus, spreading out from one Iranian inbox to another as fast as the web can handle. Obviously Iranian Americans were outraged, as this was McCain’s third reference […]