Legacy and Me: Hrant Dink and the Preservation of Testimony

Thu, 01/21/2016 - 3:01pm

On Jan. 19, 2016, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) organized a commemoration for the ninth anniversary of the assassination of prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink. It was exactly nine years after my friends and I learned of his murder without fully understanding who he was and what his legacy would mean to us in the years to come.

Haigas Bonapart on Armenian Genocide Denial
Harotune Aivazian on the kindness of a Turkish man

Meeting History

Mon, 08/31/2015 - 11:00am

Looking into a mirror and making sure her hair looked just so, Yevnigue Salibian didn’t notice me as I was taking her picture. It took a few seconds, but when she finally realized I had documented her act of vanity, she smiled coyly.

Armin Wegner on documenting the Armenian Genocide
Armenian Genocide Survivor Sam Kadorian
Suren Aprahamian remembers the Armenian community in Van

IWitness Publishes First Armenian Genocide Activity

Mon, 06/08/2015 - 5:00pm
USC Shoah Foundation launched its Armenian Genocide Collection in the Visual History Archive in April. Now, a new information Quest Activity about the Armenian Genocide is available for students and educators to view in IWitness.
Gerard Chailand on the Armenian Genocide

Women Share Powerful Stories of Genocide Survival and Reconstruction

Tue, 04/28/2015 - 5:00pm
USC’s Human Rights and Genocide Awareness Week concluded last night with a moving discussion of women’s experiences during and after genocide, featuring survivors of the Guatemalan, Armenian and Rwandan Genocides.

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