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Oct 31, 2019
3 min

Armenian Assembly Presses for Passage of Armenian Genocide Resolution in the Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the historic and overwhelming bipartisan vote in favor of H.Res. 296 in the House of Representatives, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) presses for passage of the stand-alone Senate resolution on the Armenian Genocide, S.Res.150. “Given the ongoing reality and dangers of genocide and ethnic cleansing – whether the Kurds, the Rohingya, or the Armenians of Artsakh – we strongly support passage of the Senate Genocide Resolution and welcome

Oct 28, 2019
2 min

Armenian Assembly of America Welcomes American Jewish Committee’s Support of Armenian Genocide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian Assembly of America welcomes the support of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) for the Armenian Genocide Bill, H.Res. 296, set for a House vote soon. “This week, US Congress takes up a resolution on #ArmenianGenocide. Starting in 1915, Ottoman Empire decimated Armenian Christian population. 1st genocide of 20th century. To this day, Turkey tries to deny this documented crime. Don’t let it. That’s why we support H.Res. 296,” AJC Executive Direc

Sep 8, 2017
2 min

Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Joins Growing Armenian Caucus

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) announced that Freshman Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, supporting United States-Armenia relations. Congressman Krishnamoorthi of Illinois’ 8th District currently serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) with Armenian Assembly intern Hugh Rabjohn

Jun 30, 2017
1 min

Sen. Chuck Schumer Co-Sponsors Senate Res. Commemorating 102nd Anniversary of Armenian Genocide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S Senator Charles (Chuck) Schumer announced that he will co-sponsor bipartisan Senate Resolution (S.Res.136) which aims to remember and commemorate the 102nd anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The resolution, introduced by Senator Robert Menendez, explicitly says that the President should work toward a constructive Armenian-Turkish relationship that includes the full acknowledgement by the Government of the Republic of Turkey of the facts about the Arm

Jun 16, 2017
2 min

California Legislature's $10 Million for Human Rights Curricula Includes Armenian Genocide Education

Armenian Assembly of America delegation with California State Senator Anthony Portantino in his Glendale District Office on March 17, 2017 SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Legislature passed AB 97, the Budget Act of 2017 on June 15, which allocates $10 million to support the History-Social Science curriculum framework, as well as regional trainings and professional development available for teachers and administrators with an emphasis on the Armenian Genocide and other human a

May 19, 2017
2 min

Texas House of Representatives Passes Armenian Genocide Resolution

Texas State Rep. Scott Sanford (R-TX) (back, center), Mihran Aroian (front, center), and members of the Armenian American community in Texas after the House hearing of HR 191 on April 24, 2017. Today, the Texas House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution affirming the Armenian Genocide by a vote of 137 to 0, reports the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Spearheaded by Texas State Representative Scott Sanford (R-TX) with invaluable support from Representat

May 9, 2017
3 min

Kaloosdian’s Book on Tadem Continues to Receive Praise

Reviewed by USHMM Holocaust and Genocide Studies and Van Leer Jerusalem Institute Journal of Levantine Studies WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian National Institute is pleased to announce that Robert Aram Kaloosdian’s book, Tadem: My Father’s Village Extinguished during the 1915 Armenian Genocide, was reviewed in the April 2017 issue of Holocaust and Genocide Studies, the premier journal of the discipline published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the United States Holoca

May 4, 2017
1 min

USHMM Special Issue on the Armenian Genocide

The Armenian National Institute is pleased is to bring to your attention that for a limited time – until July 15 – the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is providing free access to a special online issue on the Armenian Genocide of its academic journal, Holocaust and Genocide Studies, printed by Oxford University Press. The special issue may be accessed here. The volume is introduced by Professor Robert F. Melson and includes six articles published over the span

Apr 21, 2017
2 min

Armenian Assembly Joins Community in Promoting The Promise

Armenian National Institute Credited in the Film WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the release of the much anticipated film The Promise today, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) strongly encourages Armenians and non-Armenians alike to see the movie this weekend (click here for listings across the country). The Promise, a Hollywood film that depicts the extraordinary events of the Armenian Genocide, was created by the late Kirk Kerkorian’s production company Survival Pictures.

Apr 14, 2017
2 min

Armenian Assembly Discusses Key Issues on Capitol Hill During April Advocacy Month

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a month of intensive advocacy on the Hill, the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) submitted congressional testimony outlining key priorities for Armenia and Artsakh, joined the bi-partisan Armenian Genocide Commemoration on Capitol Hill, and accompanied activists in meeting with Members of the House and Senate. “Our State Chairs and activists hailed from across the nation, from California to Maine and from Utah to Pennsylvania to visit the capital a

Apr 10, 2017
2 min

ANI Armenian Genocide Library Opens, Special Remarks by Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director

Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director Dr. Hayk Demoyan and Armenian National Institute Director Dr. Rouben Adalian WASHINGTON, D.C. – On April 5, the Armenian National Institute (ANI) hosted the opening of its Armenian Genocide Library in Washington, D.C., giving researchers access to over 5,000 publications on the Armenian Genocide and modern Armenian history. Dr. Hayk Demoyan, Director Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute in Yerevan, did the honors of opening the librar

Apr 10, 2017
2 min

Bipartisan Group of Members from Congress Urge Trump to Affirm Armenian Genocide

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan letter signed by 84 Members of Congress was sent to President Donald Trump urging him to affirm the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) spearheaded the letter asking the White House to honor the United States’ historic leadership in defending human rights and to properly characterize the events of 1915 as a genocide in this year’s presidential

Mar 23, 2017
1 min

Schiff, Trott Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Recognize Armenian Genocide

Today, U.S. Representatives Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Dave Trott (R-MI) introduced legislation to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The Resolution recognizes the genocide against the Armenian people from 1915-1923 by the Ottoman Empire, while drawing links to the modern scourge of genocide, including attacks on religious minorities in Iraq and Syria by ISIS. “Over 100 years ago, the Ottoman Empire undertook a brutal campaign of murder, rape, and displacement ag

Mar 13, 2017
1 min

Armenian National Institute Director Discusses Turkish-language Version of Website

Armenian National Institute Director Dr. Rouben Adalian discusses the Turkish-language version of its popular website documenting the facts and acknowledgments of the Armenian Genocide. (Interview in Armenian) Click here: turkish.armenian-genocide.org (Source: https://www.youtube.com/) #ANI #ArmenianGenocide #Turkey #ArmenianNationalInstitute #Armenia

Mar 2, 2017
2 min

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr.’s Remarks in Recognition of the Victims of the Sumgait Pograms

On March 1, 2017, Armenian Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. honored the victims of the Sumgait pogroms and condemned Azerbaijan’s attacks. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the Sumgait pogroms, one of the most horrific attacks against the Armenian people, committed at the hands of Azerbaijanis 29 years ago. On February 27, 1988, hundreds of Armenian civilians living in the city of Sumgait in Azerbaijan were indiscriminately killed, raped, maimed, and even burned

Feb 28, 2017
3 min

Turkish Language Site on Armenian Genocide Launched by ANI

WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 27, the Armenian National Institute (ANI) launched a Turkish-language version of its popular website documenting the facts and acknowledgments of the Armenian Genocide available at www.turkish.armenian-genocide.org. The ANI site is visited over four million times a year and the number of people accessing from Turkey is substantial. As Turkey regularly censors foreign and domestic websites and the ANI English site has been hacked by denialists, t

Feb 15, 2017
1 min

Armenian Genocide Commemoration Flyer

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Feb 15, 2017
3 min

AAA Energizes Community Support for Trump Administration’s Affirmation of the Armenian Genocide

Welcomes Caucus Leadership Initiative and Urges Members to Sign Letter to President Trump WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues Co-Chairs wrote to their colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to sign a letter to President Donald Trump to affirm the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly). Armenian Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), David Valadao (R-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Da

Jan 17, 2017
3 min

Turkish MP Garo Paylan Suspended from Parliament for Three Days

(HDP Party) – On January 14, Garo Paylan, an ethnically Armenian Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Istanbul, delivered a speech at the Parliament during the discussion on Constitutional amendments. In his speech Mr. Paylan stressed the importance of pluralism when making constitutions, citing examples from the late Ottoman period. Stating that chaos begins when pluralism at the Parliament disappears, he said: “A period of 10 years of chaos started

Jan 5, 2017
3 min

Armenian Assembly Mourns the Loss of Pioneering Human Rights Educator William S. Parsons

Former USHMM Council Member Diane Asadorian, USHMM Chief of Staff William S. Parsons, and his wife Sylvia Parsons at the ANI Conference “The American Response to the Armenian Genocide” in 2000. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) mourns the loss of William S. Parsons, who passed away on the morning of December 23. He worked at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) for 25 years where he served as chief of staff and director of education