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Armenian Genocide Survivor Passes Away 106-year old Hayganoush Markarian, was one of last two Bay Area survivors Walnut Creek, March 13 - One of only two remaining survivors of the 1915 Armenian Genocide living in the Bay Area, has passed away. Hayganoush Markarian died of natural causes earlier this week at the age of 106. The funeral will take place on Wednesday, March 19th, at 11 am, at St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church in San Francisco . Last October, Hayganoush's story of survival was presented by Rep. Lynn Woolsey to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, in a debate about a resolution officially recognizing the Armenian Genocide. Rep. Woolsey showed committee members Hayganoush's photograph and urged the committee to pass the resolution, which it did. The resolution now awaits a full House vote. Markarian was born Hayganoush Azarian on January 24, 1902, in the city of Kharpert, in Eastern Turkey, where most Armenians lived before the Armenian Genocide of 1915, during which the Ottoman Turkish government deported and massacred 1.5 million Armenians, half of the Armenian population living on its historic homeland. Hayganoush lived with her parents, older brother, and four sisters. When the Turkish government began the Armenian Genocide, first through the conscription of Armenian men and boys into special army units, Hayganoush’s brother and father fled into hiding. Her brother, Karekin, dressed as a girl in order to safely cross dangerous areas. He made his way to Russia , then Sweden , and finally to the United States . Her father, Minas, who had been a successful businessman, hid among some of his Kurdish clients, moving from residence to residence to avoid detection. Meanwhile, Hayganoush's mother found a way to keep the rest of the family together in Kharpert during the mass deportations, avoiding massacre until the end of WWI, when they were reunited with Hayganoush's father. Unfortunately, Minas suffered an early death as the result of the difficult conditions he had faced hiding in water wells for long periods of time. In 1923, Hayganoush's mother moved the family to Aleppo , Syria and married Markar Markarian in 1925. They remained in Aleppo , raising five children, until 1956 when the entire family moved to Lebanon . In the meantime, their eldest son, Armen, migrated to the United States to pursue an education, remaining there to teach. In 1969, the rest of the family moved from Lebanon to the United States to be reunited. In both Syria and Lebanon, Hayganoush became an active member of the Armenian Relief Society, the oldest Armenian women's organization, established in 1910 in New York City, to provide humanitarian assistance to Armenians in need. She continued her membership until her death this week. Hayganoush is survived by M/M Armen and Victoria Markarian , M/M Arsen and Alice Gregorian, M/M Zohrab and Elizabeth Markarian, M/M Sinan and Seta Yazejian, M/M Constantine and Nayiri Bouboussis and six grandchildren.

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Guys the live chat works now! But only probably is noones on it LOL! PEACE OUT!

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"Give me your tired and your poor," was actually what it said on the Statue of Liberty and now the whole meaning has been messed with in my opinion. So, what da ya all think about this one? Give me your comments and opinions, love ta hear from ya! HAVE A GOOD ONE YOU ALL AND STAY SAFE AND TAKE CARE!!!!

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To those of you would care to know, just thought I'd share this with you.




February 11, 2008


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1) White House Slashes Aid to Armenia; Breaks Military Parity Agreement

2) Second Annual ANCA / GI-Net Capitol Hill Advocacy Days - March 12-14

3) ANCA Mourns Passing of Chairman Tom Lantos

4) ANCA Launches CampusCause.com -- The Online Portal to Armenian Student Activism

5) Armenian American Voting Surges on Super Tuesday

Election 2008: VA, MD, DC Primaries - February 12th


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1) White House Slashes Aid to Armenia; Breaks Military Parity Agreement

-- Proposes 59% Reduction in Economic Aid to Armenia

WASHINGTON, DC – President George W. Bush, in his last budget proposal to Congress, continued his Administration’s track record of recommending dramatic reductions in U.S. economic aid to Armenia and seeking to tilt the military aid balance in the region in favor of Azerbaijan, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).

The President's budget recommends cutting U.S. economic aid to Armenia from the FY2008 estimated level of $58 million to a proposed FY2009 level of $24 million – a cut of nearly 60% and $11 million less than his FY2008 request. This dramatic reduction to Armenia, a nation economically blockaded by Turkey and Azerbaijan, takes place against the backdrop of assistance proposals to other Independent States of the Former Soviet Union that are either remaining constant or experiencing increases. According to the President’s figures, Georgia, for example, would receive $52 million, while Azerbaijan, which is collecting billions in oil revenues, is set to receive $19.5 million. The President’s budget proposal does not include any specific assistance figures for Nagorno Karabagh. Read more. . .


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2) Second Annual ANCA / Genocide Intervention Network Capitol Hill Advocacy Days
March 12-14 -- Sign up at http://www.anca.org/stopgenocide

Efforts to “End the Cycle of Genocide” Take Renewed Meaning Following Sudan Dictator Omar al-Bashir’s Visit to Turkey

WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and Genocide Intervention Network (GI-Net) have teamed for the second annual Capitol Hill advocacy campaign to encourage Congressional action to end the cycle of genocide.

The expanded program, titled the "End the Cycle of Genocide: Grassroots Capitol Campaign," will take place March 12th through 14th in Washington DC, beginning with a special breakfast briefing on the morning of March 12th and followed by three days of Congressional visits to encourage U.S. action to stop the genocide in Darfur, the adoption of the Armenian Genocide resolution (S.Res. 106 / H.Res.106), and the strengthening of U.S. resolve to act against all instances of genocide. Read more. . .


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3) ANCA Mourns Passing of Chairman Tom Lantos

WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) joined today with Armenian Americans from across the United States in mourning the loss of long-serving California Congressman Tom Lantos, a Holocaust survivor and human rights champion who, in his final months in office, played a vital role, as Chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, in this panel’s adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution.

In separate letters to Congressman Lantos’ wife of 58 years, Annette, and to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, ANCA Chairman Ken Hachikian underscored the gratitude of the Armenian American community to Chairman Lantos for his leadership in rejecting the powerful forces of denial and securing, this past October, his Committee’s passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. Hachikian also shared the hope and expectation that the full House of Representatives will, in the coming weeks, complete the Chairman’s unfinished work by securing full Congressional recognition and commemoration of this crime against all humanity. Read more. . .


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4) ANCA Launches CampusCause.com -- The Online Portal to Armenian American Student Activism

WASHINGTON, DC -- With Armenian American student activism at an all-time high, the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) recently launched CampusCause.com (www.campuscause.com), a new website spotlighting Armenian advocacy on college campuses.

The initiative was inspired by the rising tide of student activism seen throughout the nation over recent months, particularly following the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s consideration of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. The site will serve as a portal for information on a broad range of student led educational and political initiatives across North America. It is meant to be a supplement to the soon-to-be-updated student section of the ANCA website. Read more. . .


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5) Armenian American Voting Surges on Super Tuesday

-- Communities Gear up For Upcoming Primaries in Critical States

WASHINGTON, DC - Reports from over 50 chapters of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) and feedback from activists across the country are that Armenian Americans voted in record numbers on Super Tuesday. Armenian American voters joined millions of other voters in presidential selection contests in 24 states with over 3,100 convention delegates from both parties at stake.

"From California to New York, Illinois to Georgia, yesterday's primary elections marked a highpoint of Armenian American voter participation," commented ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “The reports we have received from the grassroots are that a record number in our community went to the polls, and that enthusiasm is at an all time high in the states that have yet to hold primary votes.”
Read more. . .

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Do you believe honestly that we live in a country (U.S.) that actually practices what it preaches about freedom and democracy? Or, is there a hidden truth to do the whole Idea? You tell me, I'm open to any, or all of your opinions. Thanks!

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Ok my fellow Armenian Peeps another candidate vowing to adopt/support the Genocide. Should we trust this one, or what? Thought I'd share this news with those of you who didn't get this in your email.





January 24, 2008

Hillary Clinton Supports Adoption of Armenian Genocide Resolution; Pledges to Recognize Genocide as President

“Our common morality and our nation’s credibility as a voice or human rights challenge us to ensure that the Armenian Genocide be recognized and remembered by the Congress and the President of the United States.” -- Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY)



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Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton (center) with
ANC Western Region Board Member Aida Dimejian and
longtime Democratic activist Michael Mahdesian

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton, in a forceful statement shared today with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA), called for Congressional passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution and pledged that, as President, she will recognize the Armenian Genocide.

"Armenian Americans from across the United States welcome Hillary Clinton's strong support for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, and her pledge to recognize the Armenian Genocide as President of the United States," said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. "Hillary Clinton's statement, which reflects her consistent track record of support in public office, speaks powerfully to our community's deeply held concerns regarding the recognition of the Armenian Genocide, the expansion of the U.S.-Armenia relationship, and a fair and democratic resolution of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict."

As a Senator, Hillary Clinton has, since 2002, has cosponsored successive Armenian Genocide resolutions. She joined Senate colleagues in cosigning letters to President Bush in 2005 and 2006 urging him to recognize the Armenian Genocide.

In recent weeks, the ANCA has invited each of the candidates to share their views on Armenian Americans issues, and to comment on both the growing relationship between the U.S. and Armenian governments and the enduring bonds between the American and Armenian peoples. Questionnaires sent to the candidates have invited them to respond to a set of 19 questions, including those addressing: affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, U.S.-Armenia economic, political, and military relations, self-determination for Nagorno Karabagh, the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and the genocide in Darfur. Presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) issued a statement earlier this week.

Armenian Americans, in key primary states and throughout the country, represent a motivated and highly networked constituency of more than one and a half million citizens. The ANCA mobilizes Armenian American voters through a network of over 50 chapters and a diverse array of affiliates, civic advocates, and supporters nationwide. ANCA mailings reach over a quarter of a million homes, and, with the addition of email outreach, action alerts reach well over 500,000 households. The ANCA website, which features election coverage from an Armenian American point of view, attracts over 100,000 unique visits a month. The ANCA also has broad reach to Armenian American voters via a sophisticated media operation of newspapers, regional cable shows, satellite TV, blogs, and internet news sites.

To learn more about the Hillary Clinton campaign, contact:



Hillary Clinton for President

4420 North Fairfax Drive

Arlington, VA 22203

Tel: 703-469-2008

Website: www.hillaryclinton.com

As always, the ANCA welcomes feedback on its service to the Armenian American community. Please forward your thoughts and suggestions about the 2008 Presidential election by email to anca@anca.org.

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Statement of Senator Hillary Clinton on the U.S.-Armenia Relationship

Alone among the Presidential candidates, I have been a longstanding supporter of the Armenian Genocide Resolution. I have been a co-sponsor of the Resolution since 2002, and I support adoption of this legislation by both Houses of Congress.

I believe the horrible events perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire against Armenians constitute a clear case of genocide. I have twice written to President Bush calling on him to refer to the Armenian Genocide in his annual commemorative statement and, as President, I will recognize the Armenian Genocide. Our common morality and our nation’s credibility as a voice for human rights challenge us to ensure that the Armenian Genocide be recognized and remembered by the Congress and the President of the United States.

If the mass atrocities of the 20th Century have taught us anything it is that we must honestly look the facts of history in the face in order to learn their lessons, and ensure they will not happen again. It is not just about the past, but about our future. We must close the gap between words and deeds to prevent mass atrocities. That is why I am a supporter of the Responsibility to Protect. As President, I will work to build and enhance U.S. and international capacity to act early and effectively to prevent mass atrocities. The Bush administration’s words of condemnation have not been backed with leadership to stop the genocide in Darfur. I support a no-fly-zone over Darfur. I have championed strong international action to ensure that the government of Sudan can no longer act with impunity, or interfere with the international peacekeeping force, which is essential for the protection of the people of Darfur.

I value my friendship with our nation’s vibrant Armenian-American community. This is in keeping with my dedication to the causes of the Armenian-American community over many years. I was privileged as First Lady to speak at the first-ever White House gathering in 1994 for leaders from Armenia and the Armenian-American community to celebrate the historic occasion of Armenia’s reborn independence. I said at the time that America will stand with you as you realize what the great Armenian poet, Puzant Granian, called the Armenian’s dream “to be left in peace in his mountains, to build, to dream, to create.”

I will, as President, work to expand and improve U.S.-Armenia relations in addressing the common issues facing our two nations: increasing trade, fostering closer economic ties, fighting terrorism, strengthening democratic institutions, pursuing our military partnership and deepening cooperation with NATO, and cooperating on regional concerns, among them a fair and democratic resolution of the Nagorno-Karabagh conflict. As President, I will expand U.S. assistance programs to Armenia and to the people of Nagorno-Karabagh.

I look forward, as President, to continuing to work with the Armenian-American community on the many domestic and international challenges we face together, and to build on the strong foundations of shared values that have long brought together the American and Armenian peoples.


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Everyone I got this today in my email and wanted to share this with those of you who don't have this. I just wanted feedback about this candidate Barrack Obama, and his promises towards the Armenians. I'm not sure if he would keep his promises because a lot of past presidents didn't so, let me know about what your thoughts are about this guy. Should he be trusted, or not.



January 20, 2008

BARACK OBAMA CALLS FOR
PASSAGE OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE RESOLUTION

"America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully
about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides. I intend to be that President."

-- Barack Obama, Democratic Presidential Candidate



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Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama (right) with
Senate Deputy Majority Leader Dick Durbin, ANCA Legislative Affairs Dir.
Raffi Karakashian and ANCA Eastern Region Dir. Karine Birazian

WASHINGTON, DC – Presidential candidate Barack Obama shared with the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) a strongly worded statement today calling for Congressional passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 & S.Res.106), and pledging that, as president, he will recognize the Armenian Genocide.

In his statement, the Presidential hopeful reaffirmed his support for a strong “U.S.-Armenian relationship that advances our common security and strengthens Armenian democracy.” He also pledged to “promote Armenian security by seeking an end to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and by working for a lasting and durable settlement of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict that is agreeable to all parties, and based upon America’s founding commitment to the principles of democracy and self determination.”

“Armenian American voters welcome Senator Obama’s powerful call for real change in how our government addresses the core moral and foreign policy issues that hold such great meaning for our community,” said ANCA Executive Director Aram Hamparian. “After decades of White House complicity in Turkey’s efforts to block American recognition of the Armenian Genocide, most recently in the form of President Bush’s personal efforts this past October to delay the Armenian Genocide Resolution, the time has clearly come for a President who will personally lead – not obstruct – the commemoration of this crime against all humanity.”

As a Senator, Barack Obama has spoken in support of U.S. affirmation of the Armenian Genocide and cosigned a letter urging President Bush to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide. He has forcefully called for the adoption of the Armenian Genocide Resolution, but has yet to formally cosponsor this legislation. While visiting Azerbaijan in August 2005, Senator Obama was asked by reporters why he cosigned the letter to President Bush. Obama defended his decision by stating the genocide was a historical fact. The Illinois Senator publicly criticized the firing of former U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John Evans, who was dismissed for speaking truthfully about the Armenian Genocide.

In recent weeks, the ANCA has invited each of the candidates to share their views on Armenian Americans issues, and to comment on both the growing relationship between the U.S. and Armenian governments and the enduring bonds between the American and Armenian peoples. Questionnaires sent to the candidates have invited them to respond to a set of 19 questions, including those addressing: affirmation of the Armenian Genocide, U.S.-Armenia economic, political, and military relations, self-determination for Nagorno Karabagh, the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and the genocide in Darfur.

Armenian Americans, in key primary states and throughout the country, represent a motivated and highly networked constituency of more than one and a half million citizens. The ANCA mobilizes Armenian American voters through a network of over 50 chapters and a diverse array of affiliates, civic advocates, and supporters nationwide. ANCA mailings reach over a quarter of a million homes, and, through the internet, updates and action alerts reach well over 100,000 households. The ANCA website, which features election coverage from an Armenian American point of view, attracts over 100,000 unique visits a month. The ANCA also has broad reach to Armenian American voters via a sophisticated media operation of newspapers, regional cable shows, satellite TV, blogs, and internet news sites.

To learn more about the Obama campaign, contact:

Obama for America
P.O. Box 8102
Chicago, IL 60680
Tel: (866) 675-2008
Website: http://www.barackobama.com/

Sen. Obama’s statement on U.S.-Armenia relations is available on the official campaign website at: http://www.barackobama.com/2008/01/19/barack_obama_on_the_importance.php

As always, the ANCA welcomes feedback on its service to the Armenian American community. Please forward your thoughts and suggestions about the 2008 Presidential election by email to anca@anca.org.

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Barack Obama on the Importance of U.S.-Armenia Relations

| January 19, 2008 |

I am proud of my strong record on issues of concern to the one and a half million Americans of Armenian heritage in the United States. I warmly welcome the support of this vibrant and politically active community as we change how our government works here at home, and restore American leadership abroad.

I am a strong supporter of a U.S.-Armenian relationship that advances our common security and strengthens Armenian democracy. As President, I will maintain our assistance to Armenia, which has been a reliable partner in the fight against terrorism and extremism. I will promote Armenian security by seeking an end to the Turkish and Azerbaijani blockades, and by working for a lasting and durable settlement of the Nagorno Karabagh conflict that is agreeable to all parties, and based upon America's founding commitment to the principles of democracy and self determination. And my Administration will help foster Armenia's growth and development through expanded trade and targeted aid, and by strengthening the commercial, political, military, developmental, and cultural relationships between the U.S. and Armenian governments.

I also share with Armenian Americans – so many of whom are descended from genocide survivors - a principled commitment to commemorating and ending genocide. That starts with acknowledging the tragic instances of genocide in world history. As a U.S. Senator, I have stood with the Armenian American community in calling for Turkey's acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide. Two years ago, I criticized the Secretary of State for the firing of U.S. Ambassador to Armenia, John Evans, after he properly used the term "genocide" to describe Turkey's slaughter of thousands of Armenians starting in 1915. I shared with Secretary Rice my firmly held conviction that the Armenian Genocide is not an allegation, a personal opinion, or a point of view, but rather a widely documented fact supported by an overwhelming body of historical evidence. The facts are undeniable. An official policy that calls on diplomats to distort the historical facts is an untenable policy. As a senator, I strongly support passage of the Armenian Genocide Resolution (H.Res.106 and S.Res.106), and as President I will recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Genocide, sadly, persists to this day, and threatens our common security and common humanity. Tragically, we are witnessing in Sudan many of the same brutal tactics - displacement, starvation, and mass slaughter - that were used by the Ottoman authorities against defenseless Armenians back in 1915. I have visited Darfurian refugee camps, pushed for the deployment of a robust multinational force for Darfur, and urged divestment from companies doing business in Sudan. America deserves a leader who speaks truthfully about the Armenian Genocide and responds forcefully to all genocides. I intend to be that President.

I look forward, as President, to continuing my active engagement with Armenian American leaders on the full range of issues of concern to the Armenian American community. Together, we will build, in new and exciting ways, upon the enduring ties and shared values that have bound together the American and Armenian peoples for more than a century.

Source: http://www.barackobama.com/2008/01/19/barack_obama_on_the_importance.php

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I wish everyone a very Merry Christmas Shnorhavor Surp Dznund and a very Healthy, Safe and Joyous New 2008 Year!!!!!

Much Love To All Take Care!!!

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Hi everyone, this is to those of you who can speak Turkish. I understand that you may know the language that is fine, but as respect to our people and this Armenian site, I would appreciate it if you not speak Turkish on this site. I feel sick to my stomach when I see that being done here, it's like spitting on the grave of all Armenians who have perished and disrespectfull to those alive.

Thanks, and God Bless.....

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