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ARPA Institute
18106 Miranda St. Tarzana, CA 91356
Contact: Hagop Panossian
Tel: (818) 586-9660
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.arpainstitute.org/
ARPA Institute presents the Lecture/Seminar:" Javakhk, The Armenian
Enclave in Georgia, A General Perspective," by Mr. John Kossakian, on
Thursday, December 14, 2006 @Merdinian school auditorium.
The Address is 13330 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
Directions: on the 101 FWY exit on Woodman, go north and turn right on
Riverside Dr.
Abstract: This lecture is a quick survey of the history of Javakhk,
its demographic developments through the years, the political and
strategic issues vis-a-vis Georgia and Armenia, as well as its
socioeconomic problems. Javakhk is home to more than 120,000
Armenians. In 1920 it was made part of the Georgian Republic by the
Soviet regime. As an ethnic minority, the Armenians in Javakhk are
subjected to political, cultural and socioeconomic discrimination by
the Georgian authorities. Being strategically located at the borders
of Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, Javakhk has become an important factor
in the regional politics and is attracting the attention of
superpowers interested in the region, such as Britain, Russia, and the
United States.
John Kossakian has visited Armenia every year since 1988 and Javakhk
in 1999 and 2006. He follows closely the social, political and
economic developments, both in the Republic of Armenia and in Javakhk.
Through the years he has collected numerous documents and pictures
that describe the recent political, social and economic developments
in the region. Mr. Kossakian has received a High School diploma from
the Armenian Evangelical College, in Beirut, Lebanon; a BA in
Political Science from the University of California in Los Angeles
(UCLA) in 1982; and an MA in International Relations from the
University of Southern California (USC) in 1986. During 1982-1984 he
was the Executive Secretary of the Armenian Cultural Foundation, and
during 1984-1986, of the Armenian Relief Society of the Western
USA. He has served as the Business Manager, editor and the CEO of
Asbarez, the Armenian Daily Newspaper, during 1986-2001. He was also
the CEO of Horizon TV during 1995-2001. He has been the Principal of
Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary and Ferrahian High School since
2001. Through his leadership roles he has contributed to the Armenian
community in the USA.
For more Information Please call Dr. Hagop Panossian at (818)586-9660
ARPA Institute
18106 Miranda St. Tarzana, CA 91356
Contact: Hagop Panossian
Tel: (818) 586-9660
E-mail: [email protected]
Web: http://www.arpainstitute.org/
ARPA Institute presents the Lecture/Seminar:" Javakhk, The Armenian
Enclave in Georgia, A General Perspective," by Mr. John Kossakian, on
Thursday, December 14, 2006 @Merdinian school auditorium.
The Address is 13330 Riverside Dr., Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.
Directions: on the 101 FWY exit on Woodman, go north and turn right on
Riverside Dr.
Abstract: This lecture is a quick survey of the history of Javakhk,
its demographic developments through the years, the political and
strategic issues vis-a-vis Georgia and Armenia, as well as its
socioeconomic problems. Javakhk is home to more than 120,000
Armenians. In 1920 it was made part of the Georgian Republic by the
Soviet regime. As an ethnic minority, the Armenians in Javakhk are
subjected to political, cultural and socioeconomic discrimination by
the Georgian authorities. Being strategically located at the borders
of Armenia, Georgia and Turkey, Javakhk has become an important factor
in the regional politics and is attracting the attention of
superpowers interested in the region, such as Britain, Russia, and the
United States.
John Kossakian has visited Armenia every year since 1988 and Javakhk
in 1999 and 2006. He follows closely the social, political and
economic developments, both in the Republic of Armenia and in Javakhk.
Through the years he has collected numerous documents and pictures
that describe the recent political, social and economic developments
in the region. Mr. Kossakian has received a High School diploma from
the Armenian Evangelical College, in Beirut, Lebanon; a BA in
Political Science from the University of California in Los Angeles
(UCLA) in 1982; and an MA in International Relations from the
University of Southern California (USC) in 1986. During 1982-1984 he
was the Executive Secretary of the Armenian Cultural Foundation, and
during 1984-1986, of the Armenian Relief Society of the Western
USA. He has served as the Business Manager, editor and the CEO of
Asbarez, the Armenian Daily Newspaper, during 1986-2001. He was also
the CEO of Horizon TV during 1995-2001. He has been the Principal of
Holy Martyrs Armenian Elementary and Ferrahian High School since
2001. Through his leadership roles he has contributed to the Armenian
community in the USA.
For more Information Please call Dr. Hagop Panossian at (818)586-9660