Tag: Armenian Genocide

Armenian Genocide Memorial Planned in Irvine Great Park

The City of Irvine voted unanimously Feb. 28 to dedicate a space in its Great Park for a memorial in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. A presentation by city staff suggested its location could potentially be in the “heart of the park” neighboring a lake, the Great Meadow, and surrounding open…


107th Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Marked in Los Angeles County

LOS ANGELES—Armenian-Americans gathered at several events throughout Los Angeles County on April 24 to mark the 107th anniversary of the beginning of the Armenian Genocide—the mass killing of Armenians by Turkish forces during World War I. Los Angeles County is home to the largest population of Armenians in the United States, with an estimated 214,628…