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MARCHING AGAINST GENOCIDE
Orange County Register (California)
April 25, 2014 Friday
BY LAUREN JOW, STAFF WRITER
'1915 never again' echoes in East Hollywood which, with Glendale,
have U.S.'s highest concentrations of Armenians.
The streets of Little Armenia in East Hollywood erupted in chanting
as thousands of people marched Thursday to commemorate the 99th
anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
Starting in 1915, the Ottoman Empire killed able-bodied Armenian men
and exiled women, children and the elderly to concentration camps in
the Syrian desert. An estimated 1.5 million Armenians died as a result.
Shouting "1915 never again, genocide never again," the marchers
demanded Turkey's recognition of the genocide.
On Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly
offered condolences to the descendants of those affected and
commiserated with their "shared pain" from World War I. Erdogan's
comments were the most frank yet from the Turkish government, but
the country's leaders do not call the episode a genocide.
While campaigning in 2008, President Barack Obama said he would
recognize the genocide as such, but since becoming president, he has
not done so.
Glendale and East Hollywood are home to the highest concentration
of Armenians in the United States. Every year, students and staff
take off school to participate in the protests. Many Armenian-owned
businesses close for the day.
The march was one of several such events throughout the city. The
Armenian Youth Federation staged its annual protest outside the
Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in the afternoon, followed
by an evening commemoration sponsored by the city of Glendale.
Orange County Register (California)
April 25, 2014 Friday
BY LAUREN JOW, STAFF WRITER
'1915 never again' echoes in East Hollywood which, with Glendale,
have U.S.'s highest concentrations of Armenians.
The streets of Little Armenia in East Hollywood erupted in chanting
as thousands of people marched Thursday to commemorate the 99th
anniversary of the Armenian genocide.
Starting in 1915, the Ottoman Empire killed able-bodied Armenian men
and exiled women, children and the elderly to concentration camps in
the Syrian desert. An estimated 1.5 million Armenians died as a result.
Shouting "1915 never again, genocide never again," the marchers
demanded Turkey's recognition of the genocide.
On Wednesday, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan unexpectedly
offered condolences to the descendants of those affected and
commiserated with their "shared pain" from World War I. Erdogan's
comments were the most frank yet from the Turkish government, but
the country's leaders do not call the episode a genocide.
While campaigning in 2008, President Barack Obama said he would
recognize the genocide as such, but since becoming president, he has
not done so.
Glendale and East Hollywood are home to the highest concentration
of Armenians in the United States. Every year, students and staff
take off school to participate in the protests. Many Armenian-owned
businesses close for the day.
The march was one of several such events throughout the city. The
Armenian Youth Federation staged its annual protest outside the
Turkish Consulate on Wilshire Boulevard in the afternoon, followed
by an evening commemoration sponsored by the city of Glendale.