The Orange County Persian Community (OCPC) magazine was a monthly lifestyle magazine for the Persian

Persian people

The Persian people are part of the Iranian peoples who speak the modern Persian language and closely akin Iranian dialects and languages. The origin of the ethnic Iranian/Persian peoples are traced to the Ancient Iranian peoples, who were part of the ancient Indo-Iranians and themselves part of...

 community that published in full English. It printed from June 2004 through September 2008.

In 2008, its publisher (Saeed Danosian

Saeed Danosian

Saeed Danosian was a contemporary Iranian artist, scholar and philanthropist based in Orange County, California....

) and editor-in-chief (Sepi Danosian) expanded it to become OC LIFE, a multicultural lifestyle magazine.

Notable OCPC Cover Photoshoots

Photographer: Ben Bernous

• April 2007 - Actress Shiva Rose McDermott (Location: McDermott's home, Brentwood)
• July 2007 - Director Reza Badiyi
  Reza Badiyi
  Reza Sayed Badiyi was an Iranian-American film director. Badiyi was well known for directing episodes of many popular television series...
  
   (Location: Badiyi's home, Hollywood)
• September 2007 - Comedian Maz Jobrani
  Maz Jobrani
  Maziar “Maz” Jobrani is an Iranian-born American comedian who is part of the "Axis of Evil" comedy group. The group appeared on a comedy special on Comedy Central. Jobrani has also appeared in numerous films, television shows, including Better Off Ted, on radio and in comedy clubs...
  
   (Location: Comedy Store, Los Angeles)
• October 2007 - Actor Shaun Toub
  Shaun Toub
  Shaun Toub is an Iranian-American film and television actor. He is perhaps best known for his role as Farhad in the 2004 movie Crash, as Rahim Khan in the movie The Kite Runner, and as Yinsen in the movie Iron Man.-Personal life:...
  
   (Location: Toub's home, Los Angeles)
• December 2007 - Director Aryana Farshad
  Aryana Farshad
  Aryana Farshad is a writer, director, and film producer born in Tehran, Iran.-Education and career:She moved to Paris, France and studied French language and literature at The Sorbonne, prior to receiving her degree from the Institut Des Hautes Etudes Cinematographiques in film production and...
  
   (Location: Private Residence, Los Angeles)
• January 2008 - Actor Ali Pourtash (Location: Studio-91, Orange County)
• February 2008 - Directors Sara Bavar and Neda Sarmast (Location: Private Residence, Los Angeles)
• March 2008 - Noor Film Festival Special Issue featuring Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ever Carradine, Reza Badiyi, Maz Jobrani, Anthony Azizi, Rainn Wilson, Siamak Ghahremani (Location: Hollywood Theater)
• April 2008: Iranologist Dr. Richard Nelson Frye
  Richard Nelson Frye
  Richard Nelson Frye is an American scholar of Iranic and Central Asian Studies, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Iranian Studies at Harvard University...
  
   (Location: Private Residence, Los Angeles)
• June 2008: Actress Shila Vossugh Ommi (Location: Studio-91, Orange County)

2004

• June: Persian singers Leila Forouhar and Andy
• July: Singer Dariush
• August: Singer Helen
• September: Singer Omid
• October: Community Stars Special Issue
• November: Conductor Shahrdad Rohani
• December: Actor Nico Guilak

2005

• January: Dariush

• February: Irvine Mayor Beth Krom
• March: Singer Farshid Amin
• April: Actress Catherine Bell
• May: Women in Media Special
• June: Actor Nico Guilak
• July: Author Marsha Mehran
• August: Persian TV personality Kasra
• September: Singers Kamron & Hooman
• October: Actor Anthony Azizi
• November: Miss Fitness Universe Susan Malekpour
• December: Las Vegas Special Issue I

2006

• January: Singer Shahrzad Sepanlou
• February: OCPC Special Issue
• March: Persian radio personalities Sassan Kamali & Azita Shirazi
• April: Shahryar (singer)
  Shahryar (singer)
  Shahryar is a Persian pop artist. He was born in Tehran, Iran and grew up in Europe . He started playing the piano from the age of 11....
  
  
• May: Actress Mary Apick
• June: Former Miss Canada Nazanin Afshin-Jam
• July: Persian radio personality Shahrzad Ardalan
• August: International Model Farzan Athari
  Farzan Athari
  Farzan Athari is an Iranian-Swedish fashion model, actor, TV host and TV personality. In just a few short years, Farzan has gone from notoriety from his hometown in Stockholm to global recognition. He is internationally known for his modeling. He has worked as a model in 23 different countries...
  
  
• September: Actress Parisa DeFaie
• October: Actor Eric Etebari
• November: Actress Nazanin Boniadi
• December: Las Vegas Special Issue II

2007

• January: Noor Film Festival Special Issue
• February: Actress Shohreh Aghdashlou
• March: Writer Homa Sarshar
• April: Actress Shiva Rose Mc Dermott (Exclusive OCPC Cover Shoot)
• May: Singer Mahasty
• June: Actor Navid Negahban
• July: Director Reza Badiyi (Exclusive OCPC Cover Shoot)
• August: Actor/Playwright Houshang Touzie (Exclusive OCPC Cover Shoot)
• September: Comedian Maz Jobrani (Exclusive OCPC Cover Shoot)
• October: Actor Shaun Toub
• November: Singer Ebi
• December: Director Aryana Farshad

2008

• January: Actor Ali Pourtash
• February: Directors Sara Bavar and Neda Sarmast
• March: Noor Film Festival Special Issue [Reza Badiyi, Shohreh Aghdashlou, Ever Carradine, Rainn Wilson, Maz Jobrani, Siamak Ghahremani]
• April: Iranologist Dr. Richard Nelson Frye
• May: Actress Atossa Leoni
• June: Actress Shila Vossough
• July: Persian Metal Band Tarantist
• August: Photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis
  Iason Athanasiadis
  Iason Athanasiadis is a writer, photographer, political analyst, and television producer who has contributed to a range of media, including the BBC, al-Khenzeera, and Channel 4...
  
  
• September (Final Issue): 100 Persian Men Against Domestic Violence