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ANNIVERSARY OF ARTSAKH LIBERATION MOVEMENT, POGROMS IN AZERBAIJAN MAKED IN LOS ANGELES
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/10/anniversary-of-artsakh-liberation-movement-pogroms-in-azerbaijan-maked-in-los-angeles/
15:37 10.04.2013
In commemoration of the Sumgait 1988 Massacres, (pogroms committed
against the Armenian population in Soviet Azerbaijan), Los AngelesCity
officials and community gathered at the TomBradleyTower at the Apex
of Los Angeles City Hall on April 9th, 2013.
Under the auspices of Los Angeles City Councilmembers, Paul
Krekorian and Dennis Zine and the Consul General of the Republic
of Armenia in Los Angeles, the event was co-sponsored by the
Armenian National Committee Western Region, Unified Young Armenians,
Armenian Youth Federation, USC Institute of Armenian Studies, the
Ararat-EskijianGenocideMuseum and Sardarabad book store.
The commemorative event was also attended by Executive Director of the
Armenian Assembly of America. The event included special appearances by
various speakers and Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, a survivor of Baku
pogroms and author of a book, a story of the refugees who fled Baku
pogroms. She gave a compelling narration of her childhood trauma as
a Baku refugee, who, along with her family narrowly escaped massacres
orchestrated by the then Azeri government.
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte warned the gathered of the ongoing hate
campaign and of a generation of Armenian-haters brought up in today's
Azerbaijan. Mrs. Turcotte presented her speech and read excerpts from
her book, the writing of which became integral to the healing process
for herself and her family. Anna's somber and sobering account of
the traumas she experienced along with 300,000 other Armenians in
Azerbaijan shook the audience to their very core.
http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/04/10/anniversary-of-artsakh-liberation-movement-pogroms-in-azerbaijan-maked-in-los-angeles/
15:37 10.04.2013
In commemoration of the Sumgait 1988 Massacres, (pogroms committed
against the Armenian population in Soviet Azerbaijan), Los AngelesCity
officials and community gathered at the TomBradleyTower at the Apex
of Los Angeles City Hall on April 9th, 2013.
Under the auspices of Los Angeles City Councilmembers, Paul
Krekorian and Dennis Zine and the Consul General of the Republic
of Armenia in Los Angeles, the event was co-sponsored by the
Armenian National Committee Western Region, Unified Young Armenians,
Armenian Youth Federation, USC Institute of Armenian Studies, the
Ararat-EskijianGenocideMuseum and Sardarabad book store.
The commemorative event was also attended by Executive Director of the
Armenian Assembly of America. The event included special appearances by
various speakers and Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, a survivor of Baku
pogroms and author of a book, a story of the refugees who fled Baku
pogroms. She gave a compelling narration of her childhood trauma as
a Baku refugee, who, along with her family narrowly escaped massacres
orchestrated by the then Azeri government.
Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte warned the gathered of the ongoing hate
campaign and of a generation of Armenian-haters brought up in today's
Azerbaijan. Mrs. Turcotte presented her speech and read excerpts from
her book, the writing of which became integral to the healing process
for herself and her family. Anna's somber and sobering account of
the traumas she experienced along with 300,000 other Armenians in
Azerbaijan shook the audience to their very core.