FARMINGTON RESIDENT WINS THIRD IN NATIONAL ARMENIAN GENOCIDE ESSAY CONTEST

ARMENPRESS
APRIL 19, 2012
YEREVAN

YEREVAN, APRIL 19, ARMENPRESS: Anna Abalyan, age 22, of Farmington,
and a student at University of Connecticut in Storrs was awarded third
place in the national Armenian Genocide Commemoration Essay Contest,
reports Armenpress citing Farmington Patch.

The contest, which invited high school and college students nationwide
to address the question, “How Can International Recognition of the
Armenian Genocide Help Prevent Future Crimes Against Humanity?” is the
5th Annual Armenian Genocide Commemoration Essay Contest co-sponsored
by Knights and Daughters of Vartan and Facing History and Ourselves.

A distinguished panel of judges announced first place to David
Oganesyan, age 18, resident of North Potomac, MD and student of Thomas
Wootton High School, Rockville, MD, second place to Maral Mouradian,
age 20, resident of Toms River, NJ and student at Stevens Institute of
Technology in Hoboken and third place to Anna Abalyan, of Farmington.

The winners will be recognized in the company of over 2,000 supporters
during the Armenian Genocide Commemoration and Holocaust Remembrance
Day Recognition in Times Square (43rd/44th and Broadway) on Sunday,
April 22 from 2-4 p.m. This historic event will pay tribute to the
1.5 million Armenians who were massacred by the Young Turk Government
of the Ottoman Empire. Presenters will include civic, religious,
humanitarian, educational, cultural leaders and performing artists
as well as other genocides in the past century.

The theme of the Armenian Genocide Commemoration is “Turkey is Guilty
of Genocide: Denying the Undeniable is a Crime.” The commemoration
is free and open to the public.

Abalyan commented on her motivation to enter the essay contest,
“~TAs an Armenian-American, the Armenian Genocide has always been of
great importance to me. I wrote this essay in the hopes of shedding
light on the consequences of genocide denial and the need for Armenian
Genocide recognition.”.

In her essay, she wrote, “The world community must recognize this
genocide to demonstrate its commitment toward genocide prevention. By
ensuring that no nation can get away with crimes against humanity,
there can be hope that future generations will never again witness
genocides.”

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress