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SILICONIRAN
FOUNDER RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR COMMUNITY ADVOCACY FROM NEW CALIFORNIA
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Award
Recognizes Susan Akbarpour for Tireless Dedication to Iranian-American
Business Community
 MENLO
PARK, Calif., December 2, 2003-SiliconIran, the premiere
business and technology information source providing news, analysis,
and opinions on the high-tech industry for global Iran, announced
that CEO Susan Akbarpour has been named a 2003 "Community Advocate"
Award recipient by New California Media (NCM). Akbarpour accepted
the honor from State assembly candidate and former Milpitas mayor
Henry Manayan at the NCM Awards Ceremony during November in San
Francisco.
"I
appreciate receiving recognition from such a reputable organization,
but I would be remiss were I not to share this honor with my hardworking
brother and partner Cyrus Akbarpour along with the staff, contributors
and supporters of SiliconIran," said Akbarpour, CEO and co-founder
of SiliconIran. "This award is further evidence of SiliconIran's
ability to demonstrate the positive impact of the Iranian-American
community while delivering value to our members."
NCM,
America's most diverse media network, announced the winners for
the 5th Annual NCM Awards, dubbed "The Ethnic Pulitzers"
by The News Hour With Jim Lehrer. The awards were presented on Tuesday,
November 18 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco as
a kick-off to the NCM EXPO held the next day.
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Left
to right:
Susan Akbarpour
Sandy Close - NCM executive director
Cyrus Akbarpour
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"The
awards recognize journalistic excellence in ethnic media in California
where they represent the primary news source - the new mainstream
media - for over half of the state's new majority of ethnic residents,"
says Christina L. Azocar, Ph.D., director of the Center for Integration
and Improvement of Journalism (CIIJ) at San Francisco State University,
NCM's long-time collaborator in judging the awards.
"This
year's entries showcase the strength of ethnic media in chronicling
the intimate lives and concerns of America's ethnic communities,
from homeland politics and health care to civil liberties and the
environment," says NCM executive director Sandy Close.
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Left
to right:
.Daryoush
Derakshandeh - SiliconIran Art Directore
.Cyrus Akbarpour - CIO / Co-founder
.Susan Akbarpour - CEO / Co-founder
.Ramin Farjad-Rad, Ph.D - Corporate Development Officer
.Milpitas Mayor Manayan
.Kamran Elahian
.Haik Marcar - Cheif Editor
.Faraj Aalaei
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NCM
is an association of more than 600 print, broadcast and online ethnic
media organizations founded in 1996 by the nonprofit Pacific News
Service. NCM promotes the editorial visibility and economic viability
of ethnic media nationwide through an inter-ethnic editorial exchange,
multilingual polling, a one-order/one-bill ad placement service
and the annual NCM EXPO & Awards.
About
SiliconIran
SiliconIran is the premiere business and technology information
source providing news, analysis, and opinions on the high-tech industry
for global Iran. Through the establishment of a high tech magazine
(print & online), developing an interactive website, planning
of technology forums and exhibitions, and by building the most extensive
databank of Iranian high-tech professionals worldwide, SiliconIran,
Inc. is the center for high-tech information exchange. For more
information about SiliconIran, go to www.siliconiran.com.
MEDIA
CONTACT:
Laurie Falconer
Falconer & Associates
650-967-4877
laurie@falconer-associates.com
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