American-Armenian billionaire Kirk Kerkorian bio out nowJanuary 24, 2018 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new biography American-Armenian billionaire Kirk Kerkorian titled “The Gambler” by William Rempel is out now, the Armenian Embassy in the United States reveals. Rempel spent 36 years at The Los Angeles Times, many of them as an investigative reporter. "What really appealed to me was how far he had come, how modest and humble his beginnings were," the author said in an interview with The New York Times. "And I identified with it. Kirk and I both have immigrant fathers, and they started as entrepreneurs who weren’t very successful financially. My father was from southern Ukraine; Kirk’s family came over from Armenia in the early 20th century. The boat that my folks came over on was full of Armenians, too. "His story is incredibly inspiring, and the people who loved him and knew him really well wanted to share that inspiration. His lawyers, his fitness guru, the range is wonderful. I talked to a lot of people who didn’t want their names used, and they’re not in the book but their stories are." Rempel himself described the book as one of those "inspirational all-American tales of a poor immigrant’s son going from rags to riches with good old-fashioned hard work and sheer daring." In this era of anti-immigrant rhetoric, he says, it’s a reminder of how important immigrants have been to all aspects of the United States. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |