LA hosts Armenian Genocide presentation for Global Leadership students

PanARMENIAN.Net - Five hundred middle and high school students at the Ambassador School of Global Leadership learned about the Armenian Genocide last week at a special assembly program and discussion presented by The Genocide Education Project, in partnership with the AGBU Young Professionals of Los Angeles.

Suzanne Douzmanian, GenEd’s Southern California Regional Coordinator led the discussion, which examined the political and historical context of the Armenian Genocide, as part of the continuum of genocides of the 20th century. She also incorporated an examination of the historical journey of her own grandparents, survivors of the Armenian Genocide, into the presentation.

For many of the students, this was the first they had heard of the Armenian Genocide. Although state law requires that the Armenian Genocide be taught in California schools, many schools still do not include this history in their curriculum, Asbarez reported..

The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing instructional resources and teacher training about human rights and genocide, with a particular focus on the Armenian Genocide.

YPLA is the Los Angeles Chapter of the AGBU Young Professionals–a growing network of individuals, between the ages of 22 and 40, who individually and collectively mirror the AGBU’s mission to preserve and promote Armenian identity and heritage by adding dimensions to the lives of young professional Armenians through educational, cultural, social and humanitarian programs.

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