Orange county to host Armenian Genocide commemoration event

PanARMENIAN.Net - This year’s annual community wide commemoration of the Armenian Genocide will take place on April 21, 2013. The event is organized by the Armenian National Committee of America Orange County Chapter (ANCA-OC) which has once again brought the Armenian community of together to present a unified front on this important national issue, Asbarez reports.

The program includes musical performances by accomplished Armenian artists Armenian Public Radio, Ayline, and Greg Hosharian, along with Orange County’s very own Green K.A.R.D., a local OC band comprised of AYF members, and Hasmik Piliposyan, a current student at UCI. There will also be a special presentation by the AGBU Manoogian Demirjian School Drama Conservatory ArtReach project “Voices from the Genocide,” and recitals by the A.G. Minassian Armenian school students. A number of short videos will also be screened during the program.

The participating organizations in this year’s event once again represent the entire Armenian community of Orange County and include the following: ACYO, AGBU Orange County Saturday School, A.G. Minassian Armenian School, ARF Armen Karo Gomideh, ARS Karni chapter and Saturday School, ARS Sevan chapter and Saturday school, AYF Ashod Yergat, AYF Aghpiur Serop Juniors, Forty Martyrs Armenian Church, Hamazkayin Siamanto, Homenetmen Sardarabad, Orange County Armenian Professional Society (OCAPS), St. Mary Armenian Church, and UCI Armenian Students Association (ASA).

The “Unity is Our Strength” motto was adopted by the Orange County Armenian community organizations during a February meeting organized by the ARF Armen Karo Gomideh.

“Over the past few years the organizations have been working much more closely with each other, but the ARF’s proactive steps in reaching out to everyone and being inclusive has created stronger ties in Orange County with unprecedented levels of cooperation and coordination,” said ANCA OC board member Talar Malakian.