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Armenian Genocide victims commemorated in LA
13:21, 20 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: To mark the 98th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Council of America (ACA) participated
in the City of Los Angeles' annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration
ceremony held at the Los Angeles City Council Chamber on April 19.
The commemoration was led by Councilmember Paul Krekorian and former
City Council President Eric Garcetti, recognizing Rose Garjian, a 104
year old Genocide survivor, honoring Ararat Home for its immeasurable
contributions to the Armenian-American elderly community, as well as
honoring the AGBU Generation Next program for transforming the lives
of Armenian-American youth.
Councilmember Krekorian expressed the difficulty in grasping the
magnitude of Genocide - a Genocide in a tiny nation to have lost one
and a half million Armenian men, women and children. To put it into
perspective, he asked everyone to remember what they felt on September
11th when thousands of victims were lost to a horrible act of terror,
and to imagine if that terror was experienced every day for an entire
year. `It is very important for all of us to recognize and condemn
man's inhumanity towards man,' Krekorian said.
`As the Councilmember representing Little Armenia, who has traveled to
Yerevan to make us sister cities, I'm deeply aware of the lasting
impact of the Genocide,' Councilmember Eric Garcetti said. `It's
important that the Genocide is never forgotten-that is the best way to
ensure that tragic chapter in history is never repeated.'
In previous years the City Council has honored Emmy nominated
filmmaker Dr. J. Michael Hagopian, and world-renowned scholar,
Professor Richard G. Hovannisian.
The Armenian Council of America is dedicated to educating the
Armenian-American community in local political affairs, as well as
actively pursuing Armenian-American participation in their respective
local governments, to support political candidates who share the
values of the Armenian American community.
13:21, 20 April, 2013
YEREVAN, APRIL 20, ARMENPRESS: To mark the 98th anniversary of the
Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Council of America (ACA) participated
in the City of Los Angeles' annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration
ceremony held at the Los Angeles City Council Chamber on April 19.
The commemoration was led by Councilmember Paul Krekorian and former
City Council President Eric Garcetti, recognizing Rose Garjian, a 104
year old Genocide survivor, honoring Ararat Home for its immeasurable
contributions to the Armenian-American elderly community, as well as
honoring the AGBU Generation Next program for transforming the lives
of Armenian-American youth.
Councilmember Krekorian expressed the difficulty in grasping the
magnitude of Genocide - a Genocide in a tiny nation to have lost one
and a half million Armenian men, women and children. To put it into
perspective, he asked everyone to remember what they felt on September
11th when thousands of victims were lost to a horrible act of terror,
and to imagine if that terror was experienced every day for an entire
year. `It is very important for all of us to recognize and condemn
man's inhumanity towards man,' Krekorian said.
`As the Councilmember representing Little Armenia, who has traveled to
Yerevan to make us sister cities, I'm deeply aware of the lasting
impact of the Genocide,' Councilmember Eric Garcetti said. `It's
important that the Genocide is never forgotten-that is the best way to
ensure that tragic chapter in history is never repeated.'
In previous years the City Council has honored Emmy nominated
filmmaker Dr. J. Michael Hagopian, and world-renowned scholar,
Professor Richard G. Hovannisian.
The Armenian Council of America is dedicated to educating the
Armenian-American community in local political affairs, as well as
actively pursuing Armenian-American participation in their respective
local governments, to support political candidates who share the
values of the Armenian American community.