Aram Hamparian | ANCA Telethon 2012
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We’re All Armenians


With or without an “ian” or “yan” at the end of our names. Folks with 2 Armenian parents, or 1, or who are 1/4, 1/8, a 1/16, 1/32, or (like the late Princess Diana) 1/64 Armenian.

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An Open Letter to My Fellow Armenians on the Anniversary of Shoushi’s Liberation


Turkey and Azerbaijan are using their wealth and power to lie about our history, crush our homeland, and destroy our future.

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Crimes and Consequences


When Ankara or its allies say there can be no present-day consequences for the Armenian Genocide, they are, very simply, trying to trick you.

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Truth, Justice, and the Armenian Way


Here are three examples that illustrate the inextricable connection that so often exists between, on the one hand, acceptance of a moral and factual truth—by the public and, ultimately, by the perpetrators of wrongs, and, on the other hand, the ability of reformers to implement meaningful remedies to punish the guilty and restore the rights of those victimized by these crimes.

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An April 23 Message


Tomorrow, on the 24th of April, and on every day of the year, the voice of Armenians will ring loud and clear: The only meaningful basis for dialogue between Turkey and Armenians is Ankara’s formal acknowledgment of the Armenian Genocide and full acceptance of its moral and material responsibilities to the Armenian nation.

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The Armenian Community: Common-Sense and Consensus


Common sense and consensus. Words you don’t often hear in connection with the Armenian American community. But, all cynical and snarcky comments aside, by any fair reading of our situation, wisdom and unity represent two of our great and enduring strengths.

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