SECONDARY SCHOOL PUPIL TEACHES HER CLASSMATES HISTORY OF ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
May 16 2007
NEW HAMPSHIRE, MAY 16, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. Last week
top class pupils of American New Hampshire high school gathered
at school’s theater to see their classmate Rachel Manukian’s film
about the Armenian Genocide. The American Armenian pupil as a theme
for final examination had chosen "Influence of Armenian Genocide on
Cultural Ties Between Generations of Armenians and on Each Armenian."
The family of Rachel Manukian-Braiman’s mother has experienced the
Genocide and in the film she tried to break her ancestors’ silence and
to show how the world concealed the mass slaughter of Armenians. In
specialist’s words, this 20-minute film is very cognitive and the
story of its heroes too impressive.
She dedicated that film to her family, her ancestors and all Armenians.
"Those having experienced the Genocide are already old, but I am
young and I should work hard to achieve international recognition of
Genocide, as far as it is not late," Rachel said.
American Armenian writer Peter Balakian and Armenian National Committee
of America supported making the film.
The pupils and teachers who were present at film’s showing collected
more than 100 signatures from Congressmen and Senators demanding to
assist with Resolution N 106 on Armenian Genocide.