A Willful Ignorance: America must apply uniform standard in response to genocide[Harvard Crimson]

November 25, 2008

by Matthew H. Ghazarian
Over the course of this year’s campaign, my grandparents – despite their unfortunate racist inclinations – were particularly happy with Barack Obama, then candidate and now President-elect. For them, his appeal didn’t lie with his denunciation of the war in Iraq, his plan for universal health care or even his promise to [...]

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Tara High School Seniors Explore Armenian Culture [Tara School for Performing Arts]

November 18, 2008

Mark Collins, Daily Camera, November 14, 2008
Most of the students crowded into the kitchen at Boulder’s Tara School for the Performing Arts raise their hands. Each is involved in Tara’s upcoming production of the play “Nine Armenians.”
Christianian is one of several local Armenian-Americans the Tara cast has encountered to learn about different aspects of Armenian [...]

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All-ASA Reaffirms Importance of Armenian American Issues [SSA]

November 14, 2008

Press Release, Shant Student Association, November 13, 2008
The All-Armenian Students Association (“All-ASA”), a confederation of Armenian American college student organizations, adopted a resolution reaffirming their support for Genocide recognition as well as the self determination of Nagorno-Karabagh. In a general meeting held recently at Loyola Marymount University, delegates voted in favor of the [...]

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Armenian Festival [College of the Desert]

October 14, 2008

Christopher Markarian, The Chaparral, October 13, 2008

Stop by the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Desert on Saturday Oct. 25th and familiarize yourself with the first nation that declared their Christianity in 301 A.D by enjoying the cultural festival right here in Rancho Mirage. [more]

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Banned Books and the Armenian Genocide [Hunter College]

October 14, 2008

David Donabedian, Hunter College Libraries Blog, October 2, 2008
When a government, through its educational and legal system, can direct the flow of thought, banning books and discouraging public debate in the process, truth and freedom of expression are the casualties. An extreme example of this may be seen in the actions taken by the government [...]

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Genocide Awareness Month [UC Berkeley]

May 7, 2008

Throughout the month of April, the Armenian Student Association of UC Berkeley held its annual Genocide Awareness Month.

This year, the campaign began with a candlelight vigil on April 2oth in commemoration of the Armenian and all other genocides.

A special Pomegranate Memorial, symbolizing Armenian culture and endurance, was crafted by the ASA members and brought [...]

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Letters Condemning Defacement of Genocide Memorial [USC]

May 1, 2008

Daily Trojan, May 1, 2008
“The best answer to the haters and deniers here at USC and abroad would be to recognize the Armenian Genocide.”
“Never Again, must be a reality, and not a slogan.”
Alissa BittensonUSC Tzedek Chair
Charlie CarnowFormer USC Tzedek Chair [more]

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Students Recognize Armenian Genocide [UC Irvine]

May 1, 2008

Stella Cho, Arshi Khan, and David Lumb, New University, April 28, 2008

“The day carries the charge of injustice for those descendents of the half-million Armenians who were lucky enough to survive, and as such has been commemorated by the UC Irvine Armenian Student Association in recent years through the “Peace, Love and Genocide” [...]

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Armenian Genocide Issue Requires Sustainable Solution [Tufts]

May 1, 2008

Harout Harry Semerdjian, Tufts Daily, April 28, 2008
“This month, the world once again commemorates the 1915 mass killings and deportation of over two million Armenians by the Young Turk regime of the Ottoman Empire. Ninety-three years after the first genocide of the 20th century, the United States and the international community should, at last, compel [...]

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Valley Marks 93rd Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide [Valley College]

May 1, 2008

Astrid Seipelt, Valley Star, April 27, 2008
“Thursday night was a night of remembrance and recognition for the Armenian community of Valley College, as more than 80 people gathered in Monarch Hall to honor the 93rd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.” [more]

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