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  • ANC-WR Attends Luncheon honoring Assembly Speaker-Elect Karen Bass

    Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
    Glendale, California 91206
    Phone: 818.500.1918
    Fax: 818.246.7353
    [email protected]
    www.anca.org

    PRESS RELEASE
    March 19, 2008
    Contact: Ani Garabedian


    ANC-WR Attends Luncheon honoring Assembly Speaker-Elect Karen Bass

    - Hundreds of Women Participate in Support of First Woman and
    First African American Woman to be Speaker of California State
    Assembly

    Los Angeles, CA - Several Armenian National Committee - Western Region
    (ANC-WR) board and staff members attended a luncheon honoring
    California Assembly Speaker - Elect Karen Bass on Monday, March 17,
    2008. The event took place at the Ebell of Los Angeles and was
    attended by hundreds of women marking this historic occasion with the
    newly elected California Assembly Speaker.

    "Karen Bass is an inspirational, influential and strong woman who
    serves as a great role model for all American women and the
    accomplishments they can achieve," remarked Souzi Zerounian, ANC-WR
    Board member. "Her efforts in advancing important state issues such
    as foster care are truly admirable," she added.

    During the luncheon Bass shared her insights regarding current issues
    within the State of California and how she plans on improving current
    conditions such as the California deficit and financial cuts made to
    the California Education system.

    Karen Bass represents the 47th Assembly district of California and has
    been a member of the State Assembly since 2005. Bass is the first
    African American woman to be elected to the position of Assembly
    Speaker. A long time advocate on several important issues including
    education and foster care reform, Bass, a Democrat, has also served as
    a California Co-chair of Barack Obama's Presidential Campaign as well
    as California African Americans for Obama. The Armenian National
    Committee of America announced its endorsement of Presidential hopeful
    Barack Obama in January 2008.

    The Armenian National Committee - Western Region is the largest and
    most influential Armenian American grassroots advocacy organization in
    the Western United States. Working in coordination with a network of
    offices, chapters, and supporters throughout the Western United States
    and affiliated organizations around the country, the ANC-WR advances
    the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad range of
    issues.



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    Photo caption: Speaker-Elect Assembly Member Karen Bass (center)
    joined by Rose Nazarian-Fagerian, Aida Dimejian, Souzi
    Zerounian-Khanzadian and Ani Garabedian (from left to right)
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