NAASR News Nov. 2009

Dear Friends:

NAASR will co-sponsor a public forum at Fordham University, "Americans Building Armenia," on Tuesday, November 10, from 6:00-8:00 p.m., at Fordham's Manhattan campus, 113 West 60 Street, in the Plaza Atrium.

Since the Republic of Armenia became independent in 1991, how have some Armenian-Americans helped to raise up this ancient nation? Leo Manuelian is a civil engineer who has headed Fuller Center teams building new homes in Armenia. The President of Megerian Rugs in New York City, Raffi Megerian, received the Armenian National Assembly's Gold Medal of Honor for his firm's remarkable work to restore the nation's ancestral rug industry. Dr. Garo Khanarian of Dow Chemical will note projects planned by the Armenian Engineers & Scientists of America (AESA). In this public forum, they will briefly review what they foresee in Armenia, and their own roles.

6:00 p.m.:Welcoming remarks
Chair: Bryan Ardouny, JD, Executive Director, Armenian Assembly of America
Welcome: Daniel Adamian, JD, MBA, Board of Directors, National Association for Armenian Studies & Research
Discussant: Samvel Jeshmaridian, PhD, Faculty, City University of New York

This is the sixth bimonthly public forum hosted by the Armenian Club of Fordham University. Participating groups: NAASR (National Assoc. for Armenian Studies & Research), AAA (Armenian Assembly of America), AAHPO (Arm. Amer. Health Professional Org.), EFS (Everek Fenesse Educational Society), FIRST (Fordham Institute for Research, Service, Teaching).

For details, contact takoosh@aol.com.

NAASR