"Sharing Our Stories: Voices of Survivors"

In commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial, the USC Shoah Foundation will be co-sponsoring "Sharing Our Stories: Voices of Survivors." The event will bring together a panel of speakers representing the Holocaust and the Armenian, Bosnian, Cambodian, and Rwandan genocides. The speakers will share their personal experiences, and their paths toward healing, forgiveness, and re-establishing livelihoods in Los Angeles. The event will be followed by a live performance by master guitarist and vocalist Waldemar Bastos, whose music is shaped by political themes grounded in his African roots and inspired by deep human emotions aiming to transcend societal and cultural boundaries. 

The event is organized and presented by 2014 Carl Willkens Fellow Tigranna Zakaryan. Zakaryan is a first generation Armenian-American activist who relocated to Los Angeles shortly after the 1988 Nagorno-Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan. She receieved her B.A. in International Studies from Evergreen State College. 

Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale CA