armenian genocide

This might be the first episode to get me death threats. The Turkish government does NOT like being accused of genocide, and neither do many of its citizens. But during WW1, genocide is exactly what the Young Turks orchestrated. Roughly 1.5 million Armenians were killed. And between 1900 - 1923, up to 4.3 million Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and other smaller ethnic groups of Christian were massacred by the Ottoman Empire and their successors committed to the racist and xenophobic ideology of Pan-Turkism. Today's story is a crazy one. The craziest part about it is that it is not more well known. And it is not well known primarily because of Turkey's consistent and constant denial that it ever happened. It is literally illegal in Turkey to accuse the Turkish government of having committed genocide. They have cut off relations with other nations for accusing them of genocide. It's a topic that needs to be talked about more and I hope you are as fascinated by today's information as I am.

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Pat and Posh sit down for one of the most important conversations they’ve had on The Founder Hour. As Armenians, Pat and Posh are passionate about their culture — in all its vibrancy and peace. This timely discussion with Mihran Toumajan, Director of the Western Region of the Armenian Assembly of America*, sheds light on the conflict between Armenians in Artsakh and Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey.

The discussion focuses on Azerbaijan and Turkey’s recent bombing of Artsakh, a region governed by Armenians. They delved into the Armenian Genocide and how lack of recognition has played a role in today’s conflict, the United States’s role in brokering peace, how Turkey and Azerbaijan’s dictatorial regimes have impacted the region, and what comes next for the Armenian people.

This is a packed episode and very much different than any we’ve ever done. We believe as Armenians, this is a small part of our responsibility to educate others about our people, our history, and our existence.

Thank you for tuning in and helping spread the word. If you would like to learn more or donate to help those on the front lines, please visit armeniafund.org or email us at hello@thefounderhour.com.

*The Armenian Assembly is the largest, non-partisan Armenian-American advocacy organization in the United States. Since 1972, the Assembly continues to promote public awareness of Armenian issues, encourage greater Armenian-American participation in the American democratic process, and assist in humanitarian and development programs in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh, while strengthening the U.S.-Armenia and U.S.-Nagorno Karabakh relationships.
 

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Aline Kamakian is a renowned restaurateur, entrepreneur, author, and founder of Mayrig. Mayrig, which means “mother” in Armenian, Aline’s native language, is one of Beirut’s most beloved restaurants specializing in authentic Armenian cuisine, which she founded in 2003.

As you may know, the city of Beirut was hit with a massive explosion on August 4th of this year that decimated the city, causing at least 190 deaths, 6,500 injuries, and destroying half of the city’s homes and businesses which left 300,000 people homeless.

Located in the heart of Beirut just 500 meters from the blast, Aline found herself in the middle of an unthinkable situation. With her restaurant completely destroyed, team members severely wounded, and no time to even think about the devastation, she has become a hero in her hometown as she works to rebuild the homes of her employees that were lost and feed 2,500 meals a day to those in need.

In this episode, Aline joins from her hometown of Beirut to share stories about her upbringing, how she became interested in food, building a successful hospitality franchise spanning several countries, and the work she’s doing now to help rebuild all that was lost as a result of the explosion. Her story is truly one of passion, perseverance, and resilience and we hope you take away as much as we did during our conversation.

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Participating in this this press conference concerning the Armenian Genocide (and a related resolution approved by the Los Angeles County Democratic Party and forwarded to the California Democratic Party for possible adoption by the state party) were resolution co-authors Caro Avanessian, Renee Nahum and Paul Neuman (all of Assembly District 43), and resolution sponsors* State Senator Anthony Portantino; Assemblymember Laura Friedman; Los Angeles County Democratic Party Controller Thomas Patrick O’Shaughnessy; Glendale City Councilmembers Vrej Agajanian, Paula Devine, and Vartan Gharpetian, Glendale Unified School District President Jennifer Freemon and Board Members Armina Gharpetian, Nayiri Nahabedian,  and Shant Sahakian; Burbank Unified School District President Dr. Armand Aghakhanian; L.A. Unified School District Boardmember Scott M. Schmerelson,; Aroutin Hartounian, Esq. Assembly District 43, Leonard Manoukian AD43, andTom Parsekian, Esq. *Titles and organizational names are  listed for identification purposes only.  Other resolution sponsors who were not able to attend the press conference that day include*:   L.A. County Democratic Party (LACDP), California Democratic Party  Region 11, California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, State Senator Anthony Portantino, Assemblymember Richard Bloom, L.A City Councilmember Paul Koretz, L.A. City Councilmember Paul Krekorian, L.A. City Councilmember Mitch O’Farrell, L.A. City Councilmember David Ryu, L.A. City Councilmember Herb Wesson, Burbank Mayor Sharon Springer, Burbank City Councilmember Emily Gabel-Luddy, Burbank City Councilmember Timothy Murphy,  Glendale City Clerk Ardashes Kassakhian, Glendale Community College District Trustee Ann Ransford, Sierra Madre Mayor John C. Harabedian, Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees President Andra Hoffman, Los Angeles Community College District Trustee Mike Fong, Crescenta Valley Town Council Member Desiree Portillo Rabinov,  LACDP Chair Mark Gonzalez, Elen Asatryan AD43, Hrand Avanessian AD43, Dan Brotman AD43, Victor Castellano AD41, Norman Chramoff AD50, Laurie Collins AD43, Jocelyn Duarte (Executive Director, Salvadoran American Leadership and Educational Fund, Jeff Ebenstein AD50, Carol Fodera AD43, David Giron AD51, Marilyn Grunwald AD38, Ana Guerrero AD43, Tony Hale AD66, Shanna Ingelsbee AD43, Kathy Kensinger AD43, Luke Klipp AD43, Susan Mastrodemos AD43, Juliet Minassian AD43, Star Parsamyan, Kathleen Patterson AD41, Mark Ramos, Nicholas B.C. Schultz AD43, Susie Shannon AD46, Mario Solis-Marich, Rick Tuttle AD54, Emily K. Weisberg AD43, Jane Wishon AD54, Arcadia High School Young Democrats, AD41 Burbank Democratic Club, California Armenian American Democrats, Cañada Crescenta Democratic Club, Democrats for Neighborhood Action, East Area Progressive Democrats, Glendale Democratic Club, Stonewall Democratic Club, Unified Young Armenians (UYA). *ALL titles and organizational names are listed for identification purposes only.