John,
Since our founding in 2002, NIAC’s been working around the clock to fight for Iranian Americans.
In 2004, we secured a correction [[link removed]] by the National Geographic Society to its 8th edition maps to read “Persian Gulf” instead of “Arabian Gulf.”
In 2009, we worked with Congress and the Obama administration to begin easing sanctions [[link removed]] on communications technology for Iranians to ensure folks can easily communicate with each other without unjust barriers.
In 2011, we secured multiple-entry visas [[link removed]] for Iranian students seeking to study in the U.S., amending longstanding U.S. policy to only grant Iranians single-entry visas.
In 2014, we protected the Persepolis tablets [[link removed]] and other priceless cultural artifacts held at American museums and universities from being seized to satisfy court judgments against Iran.
In 2015, we formed NIAC Action to build political power for Iranian Americans and to champion the priorities of our community through grassroots advocacy, direct lobbying efforts in Washington, DC, and engaging directly with political candidates.
In 2016, we led the fight against discriminatory visa waiver program legislation (H.R.158), delivering over 100,000 messages to Congress and securing bipartisan legislation to eliminate restrictions on Iranian and other impacted dual nationals.
These are just a few of our hard-earned victories. We are proud to support the Iranian-American community and look forward to continuing our imperative work for decades to come.
With that in mind, we invite you to join our 20th-anniversary campaign to help us hit our fundraising goal of $2 million before the end of the year. We’re almost there, but we need help from supporters like you. Your tax-deductible contributions fuel our critical efforts and ensure we can keep fighting for the next 20 years. [[link removed]]
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Thank you.
Team NIAC