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  • #21
    Re: Family to be deported back...

    High school valedictorian, mother, father, younger brother to be deported back to RA; appeals have run out. http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/637728.html
    Between childhood, boyhood,
    adolescence
    & manhood (maturity) there
    should be sharp lines drawn w/
    Tests, deaths, feats, rites
    stories, songs & judgements

    - Morrison, Jim. Wilderness, vol. 1, p. 22

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    • #22
      Re: Family to be deported back...

      Originally posted by freakyfreaky View Post
      High school valedictorian, mother, father, younger brother to be deported back to RA; appeals have run out. http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/637728.html
      From the article: Arthur hasn't seen Armenia since he was 2, and he doesn't want to return. The thin, rather shy teenager doesn't speak Armenian and barely understands the language when it's spoken to him.

      Wow, a very good job by the parents to preserve the kid's Armenianness. Barely understanding the language. At least he'll learn to be an Armenian when he gets deported.
      Azerbaboon: 9.000 Google hits and counting!

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      • #23
        Re: Family to be deported back...

        If you haven't noticed the "Valedictorian being deported" story has gone national.
        http://www.cnn.com/video/#/us (1 min 18 sec. segment on CNN Morning News today - scroll down in the dialog box to the right or use the thumbprints below the videoscreen to located story)

        http://www.fresnobee.com/263/story/641556.html (lawmaker, Armenian activists lend support)

        Support flows for Bullard High studentLawmaker, Armenian group, peers respond to plight of valedictorian.By Vanessa Colón / The Fresno Bee06/02/08 22:31:51
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        Arthur Mkoyan, the Bullard High School valedictorian who may be deported before he can fulfill his college dreams, got a boost Monday in his efforts to remain in this country.

        Mkoyan, whose story was featured in Monday's Bee, drew immediate support from a local Armenian advocacy group and fellow Bullard High students -- and a promise from Rep. George Radanovich to take a second look at his request for help.

        On Monday, Arthur said, he was showered with questions and offers of help from students and teachers at school, who hadn't known of his plight. His home phone has been ringing off the hook as friends and supporters called. Television news reporters were trying to get an interview most of the day, Arthur said.

        The shy 17-year-old with a 4.0 grade-point average said he is overwhelmed by the sudden attention.

        "It makes me feel good people care," he said.

        Arthur will graduate from Bullard High June 10 as a valedictorian. He'd like to stay in the United States and attend the University of California at Davis, where he has been accepted for the fall.

        But the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ordered Arthur and his mother to leave the U.S. by late June and return to Armenia, a country Arthur hasn't seen since he was 2.

        Arthur's family fled from the old Soviet Union and has been seeking asylum since 1992. Ruben Mkoian, Arthur's father, applied for asylum but was rejected. Mkoian, who spells his name differently from his son, appealed to the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. He lost his appeal. Mkoian is currently at a detention center in Arizona.

        On Monday, as news of the family's plight spread, Arthur's family was contacted by the Armenian National Committee of Central California. Hilda Santikian, the committee's chair, said her group is exploring how it can help the family.

        Meanwhile, Arthur's mother, who has declined to give her name for fear of losing her job, was invited on Ray Appleton's afternoon radio show on KMJ 580 and discussed the family's situation. She said the family had sought help from Radanovich, R-Mariposa, but his office wasn't able to do anything for them.

        Radanovich's office acknowledged Monday that the family first sent a letter to the congressman on April 18. A few days later, a staff member told the family that its only option was a private bill to grant legal status to individuals, but that Radanovich doesn't introduce private bills.

        "He doesn't feel he should be able to pick winners or losers and who should on an individual basis stay or leave," said Spencer Pederson, Radanovich's press secretary.

        Arthur's mother then turned to Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who has introduced private bills in the past. Feinstein is now looking at Arthur's case. Private bills are rarely introduced and often don't pass, but if a bill is introduced, deportation is halted.

        Radanovich called Arthur's mother soon after her KMJ radio appearance. His staff now plans to meet with Arthur and his mom Thursday.

        "We are taking a more extensive view" of the case, Radanovich said in a phone interview.

        "This is a second look. ... We would be reviewing the case to see if there's anything we can do."

        Arthur is surprised by all the attention. But he is trying not to let it distract him -- he has one more final exam and an essay still to write.
        The reporter can be reached at [email protected] or(559) 441-6313.
        Last edited by freakyfreaky; 06-08-2008, 08:29 AM.
        Between childhood, boyhood,
        adolescence
        & manhood (maturity) there
        should be sharp lines drawn w/
        Tests, deaths, feats, rites
        stories, songs & judgements

        - Morrison, Jim. Wilderness, vol. 1, p. 22

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        • #24
          Re: Family to be deported back...

          I went to Hoover High for a brief period.

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          • #25
            Re: Family to be deported back...

            Valedictorian story circulated in international newsfeed.
            UPI delivers the latest headlines from around the world: Top News, Entertainment, Health, Business, Science and Sports News - United Press International
            Between childhood, boyhood,
            adolescence
            & manhood (maturity) there
            should be sharp lines drawn w/
            Tests, deaths, feats, rites
            stories, songs & judgements

            - Morrison, Jim. Wilderness, vol. 1, p. 22

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            • #26
              Re: Family to be deported back...

              Originally posted by crusader1492 View Post
              I get the distinct feeling that she is just another self hating-Armenian blah blah
              You feel too much. Perhaps you should also try thinking. You know, cognitive function etc

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              • #27
                Re: Family to be deported back...

                Originally posted by Federate View Post
                From the article: Arthur hasn't seen Armenia since he was 2, and he doesn't want to return. The thin, rather shy teenager doesn't speak Armenian and barely understands the language when it's spoken to him.

                Wow, a very good job by the parents to preserve the kid's Armenianness. Barely understanding the language. At least he'll learn to be an Armenian when he gets deported.
                They should be deported to Armenia immediately.

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                • #28
                  Re: Family to be deported back...

                  Isn't it peculiar how Armenians in the Middle East and even Turkey are able to preserve their language and heritage, yet a first generation immigrant like Arthur and his parents begin to lose it within a decade of living in the United States...?

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                  • #29
                    Re: Family to be deported back...

                    UPI report on "valedictorian" to be deported picked up by Moldovian newssource. http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/124573/

                    Story runs in North Carolina. http://www.digtriad.com/news/nationa...4686&catid=175
                    Between childhood, boyhood,
                    adolescence
                    & manhood (maturity) there
                    should be sharp lines drawn w/
                    Tests, deaths, feats, rites
                    stories, songs & judgements

                    - Morrison, Jim. Wilderness, vol. 1, p. 22

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                    • #30
                      Re: Family to be deported back...

                      Originally posted by TomServo View Post
                      Isn't it peculiar how Armenians in the Middle East and even Turkey are able to preserve their language and heritage, yet a first generation immigrant like Arthur and his parents begin to lose it within a decade of living in the United States...?
                      It is related to the way of life. If you are living in an agricultural or closed society it is easier to preserve it. It also depends on whether there is a school or if there is an organized Armenian community in the area that you have moved to. If there isn't a community then the family must adapt itself to the prevailing culture in order to survive meaning that they will no longer speak armenian inside the family which is the most decisive factor to lose your mother tongue.

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