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CUMBERLAND COURIER NEWSPAPERS, AUSTRALIA
by Katrina Adamski
http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/migrant-leader-glad-of-opportunities/
Jan 26 2011
Migrant leader glad of opportunities
WORKING with migrants and refugees has shaped the life of Stepan
Kerkyasharian, who has been made an Officer (AO) in the General
Division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to
the community.
Mr Kerkyasharian, of Castle Cove, migrated to Australia in 1968 and
is grateful for the opportunities this country has afforded him.
"My parents were refugees and they survived the genocide of the
Armenians in 1915," he said. "They wanted their children to be
productive members of the society.
Although his background was in electronics, Mr Kerkyasharian said he
"drifted" into humanitarian roles.
He is chairman of the Community Relations Commission of NSW and
president of the Anti-Discrimination Board.
"We did a lot of work after the Cronulla riots," he said.
In 2002, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the
Queen's Birthday honours list for his service to the ethnic community
and multicultural broadcasting.
From: A. Papazian
by Katrina Adamski
http://north-shore-times.whereilive.com.au/news/story/migrant-leader-glad-of-opportunities/
Jan 26 2011
Migrant leader glad of opportunities
WORKING with migrants and refugees has shaped the life of Stepan
Kerkyasharian, who has been made an Officer (AO) in the General
Division of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to
the community.
Mr Kerkyasharian, of Castle Cove, migrated to Australia in 1968 and
is grateful for the opportunities this country has afforded him.
"My parents were refugees and they survived the genocide of the
Armenians in 1915," he said. "They wanted their children to be
productive members of the society.
Although his background was in electronics, Mr Kerkyasharian said he
"drifted" into humanitarian roles.
He is chairman of the Community Relations Commission of NSW and
president of the Anti-Discrimination Board.
"We did a lot of work after the Cronulla riots," he said.
In 2002, he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the
Queen's Birthday honours list for his service to the ethnic community
and multicultural broadcasting.
From: A. Papazian