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    REDDIT COFOUNDER TO COMMEMORATE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE VICTIMS IN YEREVAN

    12:07, 31 March, 2015

    YEREVAN, 31 MARCH, ARMENPRESS.

    The cofounder of the world famous social news website Reddit
    of Armenian origin Alexis Ohanian will arrive in Armenia on the
    Centennial day of the Armenian Genocide. He will be here with his
    father and will wait for US recognition of the Armenian Genocide.

    Armenpress presents the exclusive interview of Alexis Ohanian, who
    has great achievements in the field of technology.

    - First of all, can you tell us a bit about you and the story of
    your family?

    - The families of my parents were orphaned when the Turkish government
    cleansed the Armenian population in central Turkey during the Armenian
    Genocide. My mother was one of the refugees that marched out -- many
    died including her brother and sister -- through Turkey to Aleppo,
    Syria. My father's parents were murdered, in his presence, when the
    Turks stormed his town. A soldier on horseback was about to kill him
    with a sword when his friend told him to stop, because he was too
    young, and as only child, my father was then taken to an orphanage
    in Turkey and left there. He first came to the US around 1920 and
    later he found that my mother was living in Aleppo -- they had been
    next-door neighbors and he brought her to the United States and they
    married soon thereafter. They had 4 children, 3 girls and a boy. I had
    one older sister and two younger sisters. I was the second child. If
    I learned anything from my parents, it was to take care of yourself
    and your own needs and your family needs and that the family was the
    most important part of growing up.

    - Once in Armenia you declared that your "best half" is Armenian. Did
    the Armenian roots change anything in your life?

    - I'm proud of being German, too (my other half) but I just kid about
    this, because there are so few of us Armenians in the world and we
    are so proud, as we should be. Going back to Armenia had a tremendous
    impact on me.

    - Your grandfather John Ohanyan called Turkey to recognize Armeinan
    Genocide. It is interesting to know your opinion about it?

    -I'll be in Armenia with my father on this April to hopefully see
    that USA recognizes the Armenian Genocide at last. We actually taped
    an episode of the reddit podcast all about Armenians and Genocide
    that we will launch on April 23.

    - Will you arrive to Armenia on April 24?

    -I think I'll arrive on 22 April.

    - Referring to your professional activities, I would like to know what
    new initiative do you have? You are a cofounder of the Reddit social
    networking and news website, which have achieved success. Which one
    will be the next?

    - Now I'm back at the reddit as executive chair and I'm excited for
    all the things that we're working on. The big goal now is to grow
    from one of the 10 largest websites in the USA.

    - A few days ago you participated in "Innovate Armenia" forum, what
    further plans do you have connected with Armenia?

    - I'll be speaking at TUMO on April 25 for an event, which is organized
    by my friend Raffi Krikorian.

    - The Armenian Government announced the IT sector as a priority, and
    the experts say that Armenia has big potential in that field. Do you
    agree with that point and how do you see the future in that direction?

    - Yes. That's what my Innovate Armenia speech was about and that's
    what I have been saying for years to anyone who would listen to me.

    Let's get our Armenian brothers and sisters writing code and familiar
    with technology.

    Interview by Ani Nazaryan

    http://armenpress.am/eng/news/799823/reddit-cofounder-to-commemorate-armenian-genocide-victims-in-yerevan.html

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