Rider Profile: Hans Keifer
Growing up in Burbank, California, the Armenian Genocide was never studied or even mentioned in school. As a kid I had heard about the genocide from my mother. She told me that was the reason…
Rider Profile: Roobik Asadorian
Roobik Asadorian is one of the LA2DC riders who plans to go across the country and ride every day. Asadorian was born in Iran and raised in what was then the thriving Armenian community of…
An evening with Dr. Richard Hovannisian
Facing History and Ourselves hosted an amazing evening at Anoush Banquet Hall in Glendale on Monday, March 16th, inviting educators and the community to lear more about the Armenian Genocide with Dr. Richard Hovannisian. Marking…
They Tried To Bury Us, But They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds
Written by: Nerses Aposhian Being an Armenian is what I am most proud of. Almost 100 years ago, my ancestors were targeted to be eradicated, but they survived. To this day, we continue to survive,…
Armenian Genocide: the 100th Anniversary
Coming up on the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide, this video describes how genocides have claimed the lives of 100 million people since the first large scale genocide of 1.5 Armenians in Ottoman Turkey.…
George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin offer huge support for the 100 Lives Initiative
The 100 Lives initiative got its launch this week in New York with the backing of actor George Clooney and his wife, human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. The 100 Lives initiative remembers those who helped…
Why the LA2DC ride is personal for Vatche Soghomonian
Everyone who decides to take part in the upcoming LA2DC cross country cycling and running athletic event has a story. Vatche Soghomonian is one of the cyclists who will push his physical limitations in an act of…
LA2DC – a community with no boundaries
April 24th marks the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and yet genocides are still affecting countless lives and communities. LA2DC is a cross country cycling and running event that will push the participants’ physical limitations…
The forgotten genocide
I am not Armenian. I did not grow up learning about the Armenian genocide. I attended schools in two of the best public school districts in Southern CA, and achieved not just an undergraduate degree…
Nothing could stop my grandmother
During the Armenian Genocide my grandmother, Aguline Tatoulian, shaved off her hair and dressed herself in men's fatigues in order to protect herself and defend her city of 35,000 people. The women were being raped and…
