Mari Manoogian, ex-du département d’Etat gagne le siège de représentant de l’Etat du Michigan dans le district 40

26-year-old  Mari Manoogian, a former U.S. State Department worker, won the Michigan State House District 40 seat, currently held by Republicans. Birmingham resident…

sources : massis.com

Mari Manoogian was born and raised in Birmingham, Michigan. She attended Birmingham Public Schools and graduated with honors from Seaholm High School.

Mari’s great-grandparents escaped the Armenian Genocide and came to the United States in the early 1920s. Her father’s and mother’s families arrived in Michigan via Ellis Island, and ultimately settled in the Detroit area, due to the promise of jobs and a vibrant Armenian-American community. Her grandfather’s family rented a farm in Monroe, MI, and sold produce in the local neighborhoods. Her grandfather enlisted in the Army during World War II. He benefited from the GI Bill, training to eventually become an award-winning hairdresser. He worked in Birmingham and Southfield for more than fifty years. Her grandmother raised her four children in the family’s Allen Park home.

source : marimanoogian.com