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

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

By Taniel Koushakjian (@Taniel_Shant) November 13, 2015 No, I’m not talking about the 1915 Armenian Genocide. I’m talking about the genocide taking place today against Christians and other religious minorities in the Middle East by the Islamic State, Al-Nusra, and their affiliates. Yesterday, Yahoo News’ Michael Isikoff reported that President Obama is preparing to label the Islamic State’s attacks on the Yezidi population of Iraq as genocide. The move appears to be a calcula

Yesterday, renown author Ronald Grigor Suny visited the Armenian Assembly of America HQ in Washington, D.C. Pictured L-R are Dr. Michael Gelb of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Armenian National Institute (ANI) Director Dr. Rouben Adalian, Dr. Ronald Suny, University of Michigan Professor on a visiting fellowship at USHMM, and Assembly Executive Director Bryan Ardouny. #Genocide #holocaust #History #ArmenianAssemblyofAmerica #USHMM #universityofmichigan #DC #Armen