Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region
104 North Belmont Street, Suite 200
Glendale, California 91206
Phone: 818.500.1918 Fax: 818.246.7353
[email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
Friday, June 1, 2007
Contact: Haig Hovsepian
Tel: (818) 500-1918
ANCA-WR Internship-Externship Program Accepting Applications for 2007 Autumn
Session
LOS ANGELES, CA – The Armenian National Committee of America – Western
Region’s (ANCA-WR) announced that applications for its Internship-Externship
Program’s 2007 Autumn Session are now available. Interested individuals can
view and download copies of the application by visiting the "Capitol
Gateway/Applications" section of the ANCA website ().
Established in June 2006, the ANCA-WR IEP is a selective and intensive
program that provides student leaders and activists with an opportunity to
participate in an intensive program designed to provide an in-depth
introduction to Armenian American issues as well as advocacy efforts on the
federal, state and local level. The program hosts spring, summer, and autumn
sessions. The autumn session is a fourteen week program features a weekly
lecture and seminar series as well as special events.
Program participants are assigned to various areas of specialization through
which they work on Armenian American issues while learning more about
grassroots advocacy. They also learn about the various local ANCs and their
activities throughout the western United States. Participants are assigned
to various projects ranging from media relations and genocide awareness to
international trade and voter registration.
"The program was a great opportunity for me and my fellow interns, as
students, to serve our community," notes Andre Arzoo, a 2007 Spring Session
program participant. "We traveled to Sacramento and to San Diego with the
ANCA-WR and my fellow interns, making sure elected officials and even
presidential candidates know about Armenian American issues. We came out of
the program having learned a lot about our system of government and about
how to be more effective advocates within it."
The deadline for the 2007 Autumn Session is August 17th. More information
and applications for these programs can be found online by visiting the
"Capitol Gateway" section of the ANCA website ().
The Armenian National Committee of America is the largest and most
influential Armenian American grassroots political organization. Working in
coordination with a network of offices, chapters, and supporters throughout
the United States and affiliated organizations around the world, the ANCA
actively advances the concerns of the Armenian American community on a broad
range of issues.