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    ALL-DAY CONFERENCE "AN ARMENIAN WOMAN'S JOURNEY" SET FOR APRIL 18

    www.asbarez.com/index.html?showarticle=41138_4 /3/2009_1
    Friday, April 3, 2009

    PASADENA's The challenges, hurdles, and influences that shape the
    modern Armenian woman will be the theme of the 4th Annual AGBU Hye
    Geen Interdisciplinary Conference, taking place on Saturday, April 18,
    2009, at Cal State University, Los Angeles.

    The conference titled "An Armenian Woman's Journey" will feature
    speakers with diverse backgrounds, who will address educational,
    psychological, sociological, and economic influences that shape an
    Armenian woman's identity.

    "Armenian women wear a lot of difference hats, and balancing these
    responsibilities with our ethnic identity may cause undue anxiety,"
    said Tamar Kevonian, one of the organizers of the event. "We're hoping
    the presentations at this year's conference will provide solutions
    to the challenges that we face."

    The conference is being made possible with the cooperation with
    CSULA's School of Social Work and the Alpha Epsilon Omega Fraternity.

    This year's topics are the social and cultural norms and expectations
    in raising sons versus daughters, parents' reluctance to choose
    the best educational options that may conflict with ethnocentric
    expectations, the difficulty of developing and the necessity of
    preserving individual identity amidst the many roles assumed by women,
    the new role of single women, the importance of a social network on
    women's mental and physical health, the importance of knowing about
    financial matters, the needs of women over 60, and understanding the
    generational gap.

    The speakers range from various fields of education, social work and
    science and include Nareg Keshishian and Marina Adamian, Dr. Susanne
    De Benedittis, DebraKey, Dr. Harout Armenian, Mary Apick, Mary Terzian
    and Nora Chitilian.

    Registration starts at 8:30 AM, and presentations begin at 9:00 AM
    at the Golden Eagle Conference Center, No. 3, 5151 State University
    Drive Los Angeles, CA 90032.

    Admission for the general public is $30 and includes
    lunch; admission for students is $15. RSVP via e-mail at
    [email protected] or by calling (818) 292 's
    3470. Gratis media passes are available by calling organizers.

    Organizers and speakers are available for interviews prior to the
    event.
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