#California #RallyforJustice #LosAngeles #ArmenianGenocide #Armenia

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog On July 23, 2015, Kathryn Tuell, of Kingsburg, CA, penned a ridiculous letter to the editor that was published in the Fresno Bee entitled Armenians should relax, enjoy being Americans. Her argument is that Armenian Americans should “relax” when it comes to the premeditated murder of 1.5 million of our ancestors during World War I. To Tuell, Americans voicing their First Amendment right in the face of genocide denial is simp

The University of Southern California Institute of Armenian Studies presents: “What happens after genocide?” A conversation with Thomas de Waal and Robert English. #California #USC #research #Genocide #ca #ArmenianGenocide #education #usctrojans #Armenian #Turkey #Armenia

Dr. Rouben Adalian, Director of the Armenian National Institute (ANI), will present the exhibit “The First Refuge and the Last Defense: The Armenian Church, Etchmiadzin, and the Armenian Genocide” on February 18 and 19 at 8:00 PM at the Zorayan Museum at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church, 3325 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, California 91504. #California #ca #Burbank #ANI #LosAngeles #ArmenianGenocide #ArmenianChurch #ZorayanMuseum #Armenian

The Armenian Assembly’s California office is hosting a Summer Intern Alumni Happy Hour at The Griffin in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 18 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. For more info, please contact Assembly Western Region Office Director Aline Maksoudian amaksoudian@aaainc.org. #California #la #LosAngeles #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #Armenian

Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) calls latest killing of a Nagorno Karabakh solider by Azerbaijan an “outrage,” urges Secretary of State John Kerry to take issue up with Aliyev regime. #Karabakh #California #Azerbaijan #Artsakh #NagornoKarabakh #JohnKerry #AdamSchiff

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) AAANews Blog Earlier this month, the White House announced that it would finally release the Armenian Orphan Rug, also known as the Coolidge Rug, for public display, a decision welcomed by the Armenian Assembly of America and several Members of Congress. The White House Visitor Center will display the Armenian Orphan Rug from November 18-23  as part of an exhibition entitled “Thank you to the United States: Three Gifts to Presidents in Gr

The Armenian Assembly of America is pleased to invite you to a very special presentation by Dr. H. Martin Deranian, author of “President Calvin Coolidge and the Armenian Orphan Rug”, and the exhibition of the Armenian Orphan “Sister Rug” at Woodbury University-Burbank, 7500 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Burbank, CA 91504 on Thursday, November 6, 2014 from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served. This event is free and open to the public. For more information please contact

Mariam Pashayan AAANews Blog On Thursday, July 3, 2014, Armenian Caucus co-chair Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) submitted a statement into the Congressional Record of the U.S. House of Representatives in dedication to outgoing Armenian Ambassador Tatoul Markarian. Markarian has been Armenia’s Ambassador in Washington since 2005. Before his appointment as Ambassador, Markarian was Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2000-2005. “Ambassador Markarian has dedicated his

On April 24, 2014, Armenian Assembly of America Western Region Director Aline Maksoudian participated in 99th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide in Montebello, California. #California #Genocide #ca #ArmenianGenocide #montebello #Armenian #AdamSchiff

Today, Congresswomen Jackie Speier (D-CA) issued the following statement following the recent attacks against Armenian Christians in Kessab, Syria, which forced around 2,000 people to flee their homes. “Armenians are once again being forced to leave their homes as Syria’s civil war rages on and Turkey meddles in the war-torn country’s affairs. The small village of Kessab was a safe haven for this Christian community but now their futures are cast in great doubt as they seek r

According to a press announcement from Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA), today he released the following statement “on the attacks by Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists against Kessab Armenians and Christians:” “The vicious attacks by al Qaeda affiliated terrorists against Armenians and other Christians in the Syrian town of Kessab in northern Syria are beyond appalling. These attacks, which reportedly originated in Turkey, reflect the depth of the depravity to which the conflict i