Persia Summer Institute: From Ancient Persia to Contemporary Iran   July 15-17th, 2008 Alderwood Conference Center Irvine, California Home  | Schedule  | Participants  | Speakers  | Organizers  | Sponsors  | Photos  | Resources  | Contact   Janet Alexanian, Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology, UC Irvine Farhad Ansari, Teacher, Anaheim Union High School District Connie DeCapite, Director, Fullerton International Resources for Students and Teachers (FIRST) at Cal State University, Fullerton Mateo Mohammad Farzaneh, Ph.D. Candidate, Cal State University, Fullerton Farhad Ghahremani, Community Member/Khayam Persian School Foundation Hoori Ghahremani, Director, Khayam Persian School Foundation Dr. William Haddad, Chair of Dept. of History, Cal State University, Fullerton Dr. Ahmad Jabbari, Community Member/Mazda Publishers Sahba Motallebi, Musician Dr. Hossein Omoumi, Maseeh Professor of Persian Performing Arts, UC Irvine Dr. Nasrin Rahimieh, Maseeh Chair and Director, Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture, Professor of Comparative Literature Banafsheh Sayyad, Namah Dance Fereshteh Soheili, Teacher, Fullerton Joint Union High School