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What's in a name? What is the impact of standing firmly alongside one's Armenian heritage? And in a profession where speech is essential, what is the motivation behind using one's personal voice for the benefit of the Armenian community? Join Dr. K and Araksya Karapetyan, Emmy Award winning television personality and anchor woman for KTTV Fox11's Good Day L.A., as they discuss everything from unapologetic Armenianness in the workplace, language insecurities and anxieties, assimilation, all the way to their perspectives as mothers teaching Armenian as a heritage language. Listen in to discover another side to a public figure who has become a household name in Los Angeles.
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