PSA: Our Community & 2010 U.S. Census - Public Service Announcement

Iranian-Americans in the San Francisco Bay Area have united this year for the 2010 Census to make sure we all get counted!

On Question #9 on this year's Census, be sure to check 'Some Other Race' and write-in 'Iranian' or 'Iranian-American' (Don't write in 'Iranican' even though we know you really want to ;) )

For more information, visit http://IraniansCount.org

Created By Iranican (www.iranican.com)

Co-Directors: Maral Behnam, Eiman Zolfaghari
Producer: Eiman Zolfaghari
Co-Writers: Nahal Iravani-Sani, Eiman Zolfaghari
Assistance: Parisa DeFaie, Roxana Barhaghi, Paria Sedigh

In order of first appearance:

Maral Behnam (Iranican, Community Volunteer)
Ali Abdollahi (Artist, Iranican)
Dr. Farhad Sabetan (Bahá'í Community Leader)
Amir London (Artist, TV Host)
Niosha Nafei-Jamali (Niosha Dance Academy)
Masoud Sepand (Poet, Writer, and Journalist)
Hani Orangi (Shabeh Jomeh, San Jose Chapter)
Parisa Defaie (Producer, Community Volunteer)
Dr. Elaheh Enssani (Immigrant Rights Commissioner, City and County of San Francisco)
Pedram Keyani (Facebook)
Shawyon Afshar Ritter (Violinist)
Nahal Iravani-Sani (Santa Clara County District Attorney, PAAIA)
Babak (BA)2K (Graphic Designer, Artist)
Ahmad Anvari (7rooz.com, Yahoo)
Parissa Sedigh (Student)
Behrang Barzin (Activist)
Dr. Ali Zolfaghari (AT&T)
Shawn Keyani (Student)
Mery Haghighi (Kanoon-e-Banovan)
Kian Amid-Hozour (Philanthropist, Kahrizak)
Firoozeh Dumas (Author)
Alix & Juliette (French-Iranian, Students)
Paria Sedigh (Student)
Roxana Barhaghi (Student)
Mahin Zolfaghari (Accountant)

Music by Hamed Nikpay
"Moments," from the album "All Is Calm"
Setar, Hamed Nikpay
Flamenco Guitar, Daniel Fries
http://cdbaby.com/cd/nikpay2

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[persiandudeee]

@YESWECAN1963 The color depends on the region. Southern Iranians are darker cause of the climate and cause they mixed with many semetic people like the elamites etc.. during our empire, while the northerners are lighter.

[YESWECAN1963]

@persiandudeee Iranians are Dark Skined Caucasoids Scientificly speaking.

[YESWECAN1963]

Iranians are Caucasianoid - study the Science of Antropology . . } Skin color is not race bone structure is ---- Iranians are in fact Dark Skined Caucasians study Science.

[persiandudeee]

What a beautiful video, fuck the haters.

[rocketfinger91]

WE ALL CUNT!!!

[sahar1usa]

Apparently some of you guys are missing the point, as always Iranians try to bombard one another but the point is if you stated 'Iranian under other' every single of us ( which whether we want or not , we live here) we will be benefited from government budget and other programs. So why you guys keep using bad language towards one another without concentrating on the subject!

[mithra10]

bar pedare hame shom lanat ke keshvar ro dadin be akhonda va va hala zer zer ham mikonin VATAN FOROSHA ;;;;!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArseneWenger12891]

why dont they tick "other asian?"

[IranRenaissance]

Why is it that at "Iranians Count 2010 Census" on Face Book you folks censor Iranians' comments? Why is it that in your Green silent demonstration last summer headed by Babak Talebi of NIAC, you folks attempted to silent our voices? And now with your Ms. Hezaar with an alias name, you attempt to portray yourself as our representatives! Are you after the government funds allocated for 2010 Census or did you want to find our addresses so that you could provide that your masters in Iran?

[bitamg]

@IranRenaissance Also, go read the CREDITS of this PSA, where you will see members of our community, from ALL backgrounds and belief systems are participating, without any financial gain, following their civic duties as residents of THIS country, in hopes of having a voice HERE one day, by participating in the Census.