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Hello Diamond Bar-Walnut Community. Merry Christmas/ :) New Year

Thanks to Patch for giving me the opportunity to post.

Posted Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 9:21 pm PT

I would like to present a brief bio of myself. I was born in Russia in Nov. of 1940. World War II

was in high gear. Countless number of people were in an "exodus" mode, seeking refuge from

all the devastation.

Following the end of WWII, many of the Armenians that were displaced , were relocated to

a camp near Stuttgart, Germany. Life in the camp is another story to be addressed at another

time. The big bonus for the camp people was.....coming to America(1949-1950).

We docked in New York, lived in Brockton, Mass for six months and moved to California, East

Los Angeles area.

All of my schooling was within the Los Angeles Unified School District. I attended East

Los Angeles Jr. College and Cal State College LA.

I taught in the LAUSD for 33 years--regular classroom and Special Ed., as well as out of class-

room assignments. On top of all this I opened a teacher supply store.....talk about keeping

busy!

In closing, this has been some journey-from Russia, through Germany to a relocation

camp and a final bonus.. the U.S. of America.

Folks, this is me. I feel real good about where I've been and what I can do to touch other

peoples' lives in an upbeat, positive way.