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ARMENIAN COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE HISTORY AT ARMENIAFEST IN GLEN WAVERLEY
18:48, 30 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Herald Sun - As a child, Gloria Hotakorzian used to get blank looks
when she told people she was from Armenia.
"Do you mean Romania, they'd ask," she said.
"And I would reply, 'no, it's Armenia'."
Today, more than 50 years since she was among the wave of Armenian
migrants to Melbourne in the 1960s, Mrs Hotakorzian is delighted that
more people know about her homeland.
About 35,000 people from Armenian background now live in Melbourne.
"It's a real buzz for us that people now recognise Armenia and some
of its history," Mrs Hotakorzian said.
Armenians were the victims of genocide last century, with as many as
two million Armenians living in Turkey eliminated through deportations
and massacres from 1915.
To mark the centenary, the community will celebrate its achievements
at ArmeniaFest on Saturday, April 4, at the Glen Waverley Community
Centre.
Mrs Hotakorzian will co-ordinate the festival, which will include song,
dance and food.
"We always mark this time of year with solemn and respectful
commemoration, but this year we decided it's time to pat ourselves
on the back for surviving and indeed flourishing in our new home,"
Mrs Hotakorzian said.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/armenian-community-to-celebrate-history-at-armeniafest-in-glen-waverley/story-fngnvlxu-122728474
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/30/armenian-community-to-celebrate-history-at-armeniafest-in-glen-waverley/
18:48, 30 Mar 2015
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Herald Sun - As a child, Gloria Hotakorzian used to get blank looks
when she told people she was from Armenia.
"Do you mean Romania, they'd ask," she said.
"And I would reply, 'no, it's Armenia'."
Today, more than 50 years since she was among the wave of Armenian
migrants to Melbourne in the 1960s, Mrs Hotakorzian is delighted that
more people know about her homeland.
About 35,000 people from Armenian background now live in Melbourne.
"It's a real buzz for us that people now recognise Armenia and some
of its history," Mrs Hotakorzian said.
Armenians were the victims of genocide last century, with as many as
two million Armenians living in Turkey eliminated through deportations
and massacres from 1915.
To mark the centenary, the community will celebrate its achievements
at ArmeniaFest on Saturday, April 4, at the Glen Waverley Community
Centre.
Mrs Hotakorzian will co-ordinate the festival, which will include song,
dance and food.
"We always mark this time of year with solemn and respectful
commemoration, but this year we decided it's time to pat ourselves
on the back for surviving and indeed flourishing in our new home,"
Mrs Hotakorzian said.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/armenian-community-to-celebrate-history-at-armeniafest-in-glen-waverley/story-fngnvlxu-122728474
http://www.armradio.am/en/2015/03/30/armenian-community-to-celebrate-history-at-armeniafest-in-glen-waverley/