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AGBU Hye Geen Young Women’s Circle
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E-Mail: agbuhyegeen.youngcircle@gmail.com
Media Contact: Nellie Yacoubian
(818) 292 – 3470

The all-day conference `An Armenian Woman’s Journey’ set for April 18

Pasadena, Calif., March 25, 2009 – 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.

RSVP via e-mail at agbuhyegeen.youngcircle@gmail.com or by calling
(818) 292 – 3470. Gratis media passes are available by calling
organizers.

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

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