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(L to R): Hye Geen conference presenters Mary Harutunian, moderator Ellie Andreassian, presenter Shakeh Yegavian, AGBU Hye Geen Chairwoman Sona Yacoubian, presenter Lisa Arslanian, presenter Houri Keshishian and keynote speaker Hagop Der-Karabedian.
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Hye Geen Co-Hosts Conference on Armenian American Community Issues
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6/6/2006 |
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AGBU Press Office |
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(212) 319-6383 |
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(212) 319-6507 |
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tshahabian@agbu.org |
On April 8, 2006, AGBU Hye Geen hosted a conference entitled, “The Status of Armenian Communities Living in the United States” at the California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA). Co-organized by Hye Geen’s newly formed Forum for Armenian Cultural and Social Studies (FACSS) and CSULA’s School of Social Work, the event attracted over 140 people, including students, scholars and interested community members.
The all-day conference consisted of a diverse program that included presentations by nine prominent speakers, as well as remarks from Sona Yacoubian, Hye Geen Chairwoman and Nayiri Nahabedian, FACSS Chairwoman. Featured speakers shared their expertise from a variety of professional backgrounds in the fields of psychology, art and medicine. Hye Geen’s objectives for the conference were to bring together researchers, educators and community groups in order to examine social and cultural issues facing Armenians in the U.S. today, and to build a network of professionals serving Armenian communities.
In the sphere of psychology, keynote speaker, Professor Hagop Der-Karabetian, PhD, discussed Armenian Communities in context of Armenian ethnic identity, while Lisa Arslanian, Psy.D., lectured on Armenian cultural attitudes and beliefs in a psychological context. Mary Harutunian, Psychology Doctoral candidate, discussed Armenian women’s sexuality. Marriage and Family Therapist, Shakeh Yegavian, spoke about traditional Armenian values and their impact on Armenian-American couples.
Houri Keshishian, MA and teacher at the AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School in Canoga Park, California, spoke about identity issues for immigrant Armenian-American youth. Professor of Social Work, Rita Ladesma, PhD, discussed the bonds between culture and notions of a homeland.
To present a varied number of perspectives, the conference also included cultural entrepreneur Stepan Partamian, who offered his ideas on Armenian communities from his media experience, emphasizing the social and cultural struggles of Armenians living in the United States.
In the field of medicine, nurse Loucine Daderian Huckabay, PhD, shared her knowledge of health issues impacting Armenian-American immigrants, while Dr. Jack Der-Sarkissian, family practitioner as well as amateur historian and musician, lectured on Western musical perspectives of the Armenian Genocide.
The conference was dedicated to AGBU’s Centennial, as well as the 12th Anniversary of the founding of AGBU Hye Geen.
Part of the AGBU Southern California District, AGBU Hye Geen preserves and honors the achievements of Armenian women around the world, promotes the role of women in family and society through research, education and advocacy and provides overall support for the empowerment of women as guardians of the Armenian heritage. For more information on AGBU Hye Geen, please call the AGBU Pasadena Center at (626) 794-7942.
For more information on AGBU and its worldwide chapters, please visit www.agbu.org.
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