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CALIFORNIA LIKELY TO CELEBRATE ARMENIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.08.2006 17:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ As the Republic of Armenia prepares to celebrate
15 years of independence next month, the Assembly today welcomed a
decision by California State Senators Charles Poochigian (R-Fresno)
and Joseph Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to introduce a resolution in the
State Senate designating September 21, 2006 as "Armenian Independence
Day." A similar resolution will also be introduced in the State
Assembly by Majority Leader Dario Frommer (D-Glendale) and Assembly
Member Greg Aghazarian (R-Stockton), making California the first
state to mark the anniversary of Armenia's independence, reported
the Armenian Assembly of America.
Both resolutions recognize September 21, as "A Day of Celebration
of the California-Armenia Relationship," and encourage the people
of California to recognize the many talents, achievements, and
contributions that Californians of Armenian heritage make. The
resolutions also note that California is home to the largest population
of Armenians in the U.S., and state, "those citizens have enriched
California through leadership in the fields of academia, medicine,
business, agriculture, government, and the arts, and are proud
patriotic practitioners of the American citizenship."
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.08.2006 17:04 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ As the Republic of Armenia prepares to celebrate
15 years of independence next month, the Assembly today welcomed a
decision by California State Senators Charles Poochigian (R-Fresno)
and Joseph Simitian (D-Palo Alto) to introduce a resolution in the
State Senate designating September 21, 2006 as "Armenian Independence
Day." A similar resolution will also be introduced in the State
Assembly by Majority Leader Dario Frommer (D-Glendale) and Assembly
Member Greg Aghazarian (R-Stockton), making California the first
state to mark the anniversary of Armenia's independence, reported
the Armenian Assembly of America.
Both resolutions recognize September 21, as "A Day of Celebration
of the California-Armenia Relationship," and encourage the people
of California to recognize the many talents, achievements, and
contributions that Californians of Armenian heritage make. The
resolutions also note that California is home to the largest population
of Armenians in the U.S., and state, "those citizens have enriched
California through leadership in the fields of academia, medicine,
business, agriculture, government, and the arts, and are proud
patriotic practitioners of the American citizenship."