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    MARK ARAX TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT ANC GRASSROOTS

    asbarez
    Tuesday, November 1st, 2011

    GLENDALE-The Armenian National Committee - Western Region announced
    that award-winning journalist and author Mark Arax will deliver the
    keynote address at ANC Grassroots, on Sunday, November 27.

    Mark Arax is the author of "In My Father's Name," and "West of the
    West," and the co-author of the bestseller "The King of California." A
    former senior writer at The Los Angeles Times, he now teaches
    writing at Fresno State University and is working on a new book,
    this one a fictional novel. His Los Angeles Times stories revealing
    state-sanctioned murder and cover-up in California prisons were praised
    by The Nation magazine as "one of great journalistic achievements
    of the decade." In a review of his most recent book, "West of the
    West," the Washington Post called Mark a "great reporter...tenacious
    and unrelenting." His books on California have been compared to the
    "great social portraits" by William Saroyan and Joan Didion, and he
    is considered one of the finest journalists of his generation.

    In "West of the West, Arax deftly weaves the little-known history of
    the Golden State, finding tragedies hidden from most Californians. His
    stories on the land are told from the vantage point of a native whose
    own family narrative is found in the same soil. His grandfather Aram's
    first job in America was picking the fruits and vegetables of the San
    Joaquin Valley; his father, Ara, was born on a raisin farm outside
    Fresno. A top graduate of Fresno State and Columbia University, Mark
    left the Los Angeles Times in 2007 after a public fight over censorship
    of history on the Armenian Genocide. He has taught literary non-fiction
    at Claremont McKenna College and Fresno State University and served as
    a senior policy director for the California Senate Majority Leader. The
    father of three children, Mark lives on his suburban farm in Fresno.

    The three-day ANC Grassroots program is a groundbreaking weekend of
    workshops and panel presentations that will educate the community
    about civic leadership arising from grassroots efforts. This powerful
    event encompassing Armenian economic, cultural and social issues with
    a number of dynamic speakers will provide activists with the tools to
    amplify the Hai Tahd message. ANC Grassroots will bookend the Armenian
    National Committee of America- Western Region Annual Banquet, which
    will take place on Saturday, November 26 at 7 p.m.

    The conference and Annual Banquet are open to interested individuals
    throughout the entire United States, and participants are encouraged
    to register early.

    Due to a generous contribution by an anonymous donor the ANC has
    announced a significant reduction in ticket prices.

    Tickets for ANC Grassroots, which includes the Friday night cocktail
    in the Starview Room; as well as conference sessions on Friday,
    Saturday and Sunday, which include breakfast, post-banquet dance,
    and the keynote luncheon on Sunday, are $49. Students with valid ID
    can purchase discounted tickets for $39.

    Tickets for the Annual Banquet are $200. Students with valid ID can
    purchase discounted tickets for $150.

    Register and purchase tickets t www.anca.org/ancgrassroots.

    The Armenian National Committee-Western Region is the largest
    Armenian American grassroots community 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 ANC-WR works to
    promote understanding regarding issues of concern to the Armenian
    American community.




    From: A. Papazian
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