VOLUNTEER OF THE SEASON Azam Babaoff

VOLUNTEER OF THE SEASON Azam Babaoff

Organization: Encyclopedia IranicaColumbia University, Center forIranian StudiesEncyclopedia Iranica is a historic undertaking: the most extensive compendium ever conceived on the past and present culture of the people who speak an Iranian language and their contribution to the broader history of human civilization. In fact it is the only precise and reliable reference work on the lands, life, culture and history of all Iranian peoples and their interaction with other societies.Since 1979, the Encyclopedia has been supported as a “major project” by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the foremost sponsor of education, academic and research projects in the US.To ensure the completion of this monumental work the Encyclopedia Iranica Foundation has been established since 1989. Partially supported by the NEH, the ongoing publication of the Encyclopedia Iranica is made possible by donations from institutions and individuals to either Columbia University or the Foundation, both tax exempt organizations.What does she do: Azzam has been raising funds through different activities for Encyclopedia Iranica as well as personal donations for years.Personal: From table tennis to barbary cooking table, her talent, competitiveness, hard work, and desire to help and give is apparent. She participated in 1958 Olympic in Japan. According to Professor Ehsan Yarshater, she is the only person that helps Iranica by cooking. Her Love of food and working with Certified Master Chefs Milos Cihelka in Golden Mushroom Restaurant has helped her master cooking. She has always promoted Persian cooking and about 9 years ago brought Azam Barbari to Michigan from Toronto. She has a son and a daughter and lives with her husband in Bloomfield Hills.For more information contact www.iranica.comTo nominate a Volunteer of the Season, or if you wish to share with others your volunteer work or your participation in a community work, please contact Khaneh Iran.

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Persia House of Michigan

2002 - Winter

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