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SEN. FEINSTEIN CALLS FOR COMPENSATION FOR GENOCIDE LOSSES
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Sen. Feinstein pays respect to Genocide victims at Montebello Martyrs
Monument
Local, regional, and national ANCA leaders welcome visit by
California's Senior Senator to the Montebello Armenian Genocide
Memorial
MONTEBELLO-US Senator Dianne Feinstein called upon Turkey to recognize
the Armenian Genocide and calls for "some recompense" for the tragedies
that Armenians suffered, during a wreath-laying ceremony last Thursday
at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Montebello's Bicknell Park.
Senator Feinstein was greeted at the Memorial, just before noon, by
Armenian American church and community leaders, including Archbishop
Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian
Apostolic Church; Levon Kirakosian, who serves on the Prelacy's
Executive Counsel; ANCA National Board member Seto Boyadjian; Viken
Pakradouni, Chairman of ANC-San Gabriel Valley; and Nazo Sardorian,
Chairman of the Armenian Cultural Foundation - San Gabriel Valley.
ANCA-WR Board Members, Raffi Kassabian and Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian,
helped lead the delegation, as did ANCA-WR Executive Director William
Bairamian, and. Local clergymen, community activists, leaders of the
Armenian Relief Society, and representatives from the Prelacy Ladies
Auxiliary Committee also played an important role in greeting the
Senator and participating in the wreath-laying ceremony.
Jack Hadjinian, an ANC SGV activist, who is currently a top candidate
for election to Montebello's city council, Murad Minassian, local
ANC-San Gabriel Valley activist and community leader, and Michael
Minassian, part of the original organizing committee which spearheaded
the approval, funding, and construction of the monument. The Senator's
wreath-laying was followed by formal remarks to all those gathered,
informal discussions regarding Armenian American civic and advocacy
priorities, and an interview by Horizon Armenian Television.
The Armenian National Committee of America-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 ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.
asbarez
Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
Sen. Feinstein pays respect to Genocide victims at Montebello Martyrs
Monument
Local, regional, and national ANCA leaders welcome visit by
California's Senior Senator to the Montebello Armenian Genocide
Memorial
MONTEBELLO-US Senator Dianne Feinstein called upon Turkey to recognize
the Armenian Genocide and calls for "some recompense" for the tragedies
that Armenians suffered, during a wreath-laying ceremony last Thursday
at the Armenian Genocide Memorial in Montebello's Bicknell Park.
Senator Feinstein was greeted at the Memorial, just before noon, by
Armenian American church and community leaders, including Archbishop
Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of the Armenian
Apostolic Church; Levon Kirakosian, who serves on the Prelacy's
Executive Counsel; ANCA National Board member Seto Boyadjian; Viken
Pakradouni, Chairman of ANC-San Gabriel Valley; and Nazo Sardorian,
Chairman of the Armenian Cultural Foundation - San Gabriel Valley.
ANCA-WR Board Members, Raffi Kassabian and Pattyl Aposhian-Kasparian,
helped lead the delegation, as did ANCA-WR Executive Director William
Bairamian, and. Local clergymen, community activists, leaders of the
Armenian Relief Society, and representatives from the Prelacy Ladies
Auxiliary Committee also played an important role in greeting the
Senator and participating in the wreath-laying ceremony.
Jack Hadjinian, an ANC SGV activist, who is currently a top candidate
for election to Montebello's city council, Murad Minassian, local
ANC-San Gabriel Valley activist and community leader, and Michael
Minassian, part of the original organizing committee which spearheaded
the approval, funding, and construction of the monument. The Senator's
wreath-laying was followed by formal remarks to all those gathered,
informal discussions regarding Armenian American civic and advocacy
priorities, and an interview by Horizon Armenian Television.
The Armenian National Committee of America-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 ANCA-WR advances the concerns of the Armenian American community
on a broad range of issues.