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Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee - Western USA
104 North Belmont
Street, Suite 205
Glendale, CA 91206
Tel: 818.646.1166
Fax: 818.646.1177
Centennial Committee Initiates Process for Building a Museum in California
Glendale,CA -- Representatives of the Armenian Genocide Centennial
Committee - Western USA (AGCC - WUSA) met on Monday, September 29,
2014 with Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan and City Manager Scott Ochoa
to initiate the process of locating the Armenian American Museum of
California in Glendale.
`The 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide presents an
opportunity to transform the experience of the survivors of the
Armenian Genocide and generations of Armenian Americans into a vehicle
for preserving liberty and equality in a democratic society,' stated
AGCC-WUSA Co-Chair Garo Ghazarian.
His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western
Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, informed the Mayor and
City Manager that the organizations represented on the Centennial
Committee had unanimously decided to establish a world-class museum in
Glendale.
The Native American Museum, La Plaza De Culturas Y Artes, the
California African American Museum, the Chinese American Museum, the
Japanese American National Museum, the Skirball Cultural Center, the
Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Italian
American Museum of Los Angeles, the Korean American National Museum
and several other museums based in Southern California every year
educate thousands of youngsters and visitors in the rich ethnic and
cultural diversity of the region.`Our Landmark Sub-Committee has
devoted hundreds of hours on research and planning over the past 10
months for the identification and development of an initiative to
strengthen our communities and increase respect among all residents,'
added the co-Chair of the AGCC - WUSA TalinYacoubian. His Eminence
Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of
the Armenian Apostolic Church of America,expressed the Centennial
Committee's commitment to this initiative because thelegacy of
Armenian Americans will serve to advocate for justice and a
betterworld. `In the coming weeks, the Centennial Committee
willorganize presentations, town hall meetings group discussions, and
a website toengage the public in the development of the museum,'
remarked Secretary of the AGCC-WUSA Lena Bozoyan. The Armenian
Genocide Centennial Committee - Western USA helps guide and coordinate
events and activities to observe the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide.
The representatives of the following organizations and institutions
serve on the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee - Western USA:
Armenia Fund - Western Region USA; Armenian Assembly ofAmerica;
Armenian Bar Association; Armenian Catholic Church; Armenian Council of
America; Armenian Democratic Liberal Party; Armenian Evangelical Union
of North America; Armenian General Benevolent Union - Western District;
Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region; Armenian
Relief Society -Western USA; Armenian Rights Council; Armenian
Revolutionary Federation; Armenian Youth Federation; Ignatius
Foundation; Organization of Istanbul Armenians; Social Democratic
Hunchakian Party; Unified Young Armenians; USC Institute of Armenian
Studies; Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America;
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
###Photo Caption: AGCC - WUSA representatives with Mayor Zareh
Sinanyan and City Manager Scott Ochoa following meeting regarding
Armenian American Museum and CulturalCenter initiative.
(Left to Right: AGCC-WUSA Co-Chair Garo Ghazarian, City Manager
Scott Ochoa, Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, ArchbishopHovnan Derderian,
Rev. Fr. Vazken Atmajian)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
104 North Belmont
Street, Suite 205
Glendale, CA 91206
Tel: 818.646.1166
Fax: 818.646.1177
Centennial Committee Initiates Process for Building a Museum in California
Glendale,CA -- Representatives of the Armenian Genocide Centennial
Committee - Western USA (AGCC - WUSA) met on Monday, September 29,
2014 with Glendale Mayor Zareh Sinanyan and City Manager Scott Ochoa
to initiate the process of locating the Armenian American Museum of
California in Glendale.
`The 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide presents an
opportunity to transform the experience of the survivors of the
Armenian Genocide and generations of Armenian Americans into a vehicle
for preserving liberty and equality in a democratic society,' stated
AGCC-WUSA Co-Chair Garo Ghazarian.
His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western
Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America, informed the Mayor and
City Manager that the organizations represented on the Centennial
Committee had unanimously decided to establish a world-class museum in
Glendale.
The Native American Museum, La Plaza De Culturas Y Artes, the
California African American Museum, the Chinese American Museum, the
Japanese American National Museum, the Skirball Cultural Center, the
Museum of Tolerance at the Simon Wiesenthal Center, the Italian
American Museum of Los Angeles, the Korean American National Museum
and several other museums based in Southern California every year
educate thousands of youngsters and visitors in the rich ethnic and
cultural diversity of the region.`Our Landmark Sub-Committee has
devoted hundreds of hours on research and planning over the past 10
months for the identification and development of an initiative to
strengthen our communities and increase respect among all residents,'
added the co-Chair of the AGCC - WUSA TalinYacoubian. His Eminence
Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian, Prelate of the Western Prelacy of
the Armenian Apostolic Church of America,expressed the Centennial
Committee's commitment to this initiative because thelegacy of
Armenian Americans will serve to advocate for justice and a
betterworld. `In the coming weeks, the Centennial Committee
willorganize presentations, town hall meetings group discussions, and
a website toengage the public in the development of the museum,'
remarked Secretary of the AGCC-WUSA Lena Bozoyan. The Armenian
Genocide Centennial Committee - Western USA helps guide and coordinate
events and activities to observe the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian
Genocide.
The representatives of the following organizations and institutions
serve on the Armenian Genocide Centennial Committee - Western USA:
Armenia Fund - Western Region USA; Armenian Assembly ofAmerica;
Armenian Bar Association; Armenian Catholic Church; Armenian Council of
America; Armenian Democratic Liberal Party; Armenian Evangelical Union
of North America; Armenian General Benevolent Union - Western District;
Armenian National Committee of America - Western Region; Armenian
Relief Society -Western USA; Armenian Rights Council; Armenian
Revolutionary Federation; Armenian Youth Federation; Ignatius
Foundation; Organization of Istanbul Armenians; Social Democratic
Hunchakian Party; Unified Young Armenians; USC Institute of Armenian
Studies; Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America;
Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
###Photo Caption: AGCC - WUSA representatives with Mayor Zareh
Sinanyan and City Manager Scott Ochoa following meeting regarding
Armenian American Museum and CulturalCenter initiative.
(Left to Right: AGCC-WUSA Co-Chair Garo Ghazarian, City Manager
Scott Ochoa, Mayor Zareh Sinanyan, ArchbishopHovnan Derderian,
Rev. Fr. Vazken Atmajian)
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress