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Armenian study center to debut at UCLA
An allotment of Armenian books and cultural artifacts linked to the country's history and diaspora following the 1915 genocide will debut at UCLA in the first permanent research program of its kind at any major American university dedicated to Armenian...Tags: Research, Hate Crimes, Armenia, Turkey, Genocide
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News-Press Editorial: Tending the flame of genocide's victims
Those tending the flame of those who perished in the Armenian Genocide had a bit of a mixed bag this week. In happy news, Glendale Unified and its teachers' union agreed to make April 24 — the day that commemorates the horror — an official day...Tags: U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Hate Crimes, Turkey, Genocide
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Glendale schools to take April 24 off
Glendale Unified students and teachers will have next April 24 off in commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, following an agreement signed by school officials and the teachers union this week. Thousands of students of Armenian descent typically skip...Tags: U.S. Congress, Hate Crimes, Turkey, Genocide, Adam B. Schiff
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Schiff introduces Genocide resolution, again
In what has become an annual exercise, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) this week introduced a House resolution calling on the U.S. to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, in which roughly 1.5 million Armenians were massacred by Ottoman Turks from 1915...
Tags: Michael Grimm, David Valadao, U.S. Congress, Hate Crimes, Turkey
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Video: Why should President Obama recognize the Armenian genocide?
Glendale Community College students were given a white board, pen and a chance to send President Obama a message. In one photo, Glendale locals answered one question: Why should the president officially recognize the Armenian genocide? Lori...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Barack Obama, Genocide, Politics, Human Rights
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News-Press Editorial: Lack of genocide recognition is a disgrace
On a Saturday night some 98 years ago this week, more than 200 Armenian intellectuals and community leaders living in Constantinople, today's Istanbul, were rounded up by the government. The political party in power, the "Young Turks," did not want...Tags: Hate Crimes, Genocide, Barack Obama, National Government, Government
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Start the Presses: Transparency in print and in life
On Tuesday evening, I had the chance to speak to a class at Glendale Community College run by the school's police chief, Gary Montecuollo. I have spoken to this class before, which focuses on law enforcement's interactions with the larger community, and...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Turkey, Genocide, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Turkish scholar talks policy at Glendale's Armenian genocide event
For the first time, a Turkish scholar addressed a crowd of more than 1,400 people at the city's annual event to commemorate the genocide of about 1.5 million people in 1915 by Ottoman Turks, a tragedy still denied by modern-day Turkey 98 years later....
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Mike Gatto, Hate Crimes, Turkey, Barack Obama
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Armenians march, demonstrate in L.A. to protest genocide denial
Thousands of Armenians chanted outside the Turkish Consulate in Los Angeles Wednesday to commemorate the massacre of some 1.5 million of their ancestors 98 years ago -- a genocide that has yet to be officially recognized by the U.S. Chanting “We...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Turkey, Barack Obama, Genocide, Adam Schiff
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Start the Presses: Remembering the Armenian Genocide
Each year Armenians worldwide commemorate the murder of 1.5 million of their ancestors by what was then the Ottoman Empire in the time around World War I. Each year, the United States government – fearing the backlash of Turkish rulers – fails...
Tags: Hate Crimes, Genocide, National Government, Government, Adam Schiff
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Video: Schiff delivers speech on House floor in Armenian to honor genocide victims
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank), lead sponsor of the Armenian genocide resolution in Congress, delivered his remarks in Armenian on the House floor Wednesday as he honored the 1.5 million Armenians who were massacred in 1915 at the hands of Ottoman Turks....Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, Hate Crimes, Turkey, Barack Obama
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Residents have eyes on Sinanyan
I read with some skepticism of Zareh Sinanyan’s change of heart in the matter of the disparaging YouTube comments he had made a few years ago (Zareh Sinanyan admits racist remarks, expresses regret,” Ron Kaye, April 21). I am glad he finally...Tags: Hate Crimes, Local Elections, Genocide, Social Issues, Abusive Behavior
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