ARMENIAN GENOCIDE COMMITTEE ACCEPTING ESSAYS

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Dec 7 2008
MI

Students with winning essays about the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923
and its relationship to other genocides of the 20th century, will
be awarded $100-$500 in the second annual competition, funded by the
Hagopian Family Foundation.

The contest is sponsored by the Armenian Genocide Committee and is
open to middle and high school students.

Edgar Hagopian, chair of the Armenian Genocide Committee and patriarch
of the Hagopian Family Foundation, stated that the project "is a
critical and vital key to perpetuating the history of the Armenian
people in the minds of students as well as having them learn that
a comprehensive study of the Armenian Genocide will aid and educate
legislators and leaders to avert future tragedies."

"It is the youth of our nation that will look back to help not
only this country move forward, but hopefully, one day the world,"
Hagopian said.

Suggested essay themes are:

n Events that precipitated the Armenian Genocide, as well as others.

n Government and individual responses to the Armenian Genocide and
other 20th Century genocides.

n Should the U.S. government formally recognize the Armenian Genocide.

Deadline for submissions is Feb. 13, 2009. Members of the Metro
Detroit Armenian Community will judge the entries. Winners will be
announced on March 27, 2009.

High school students will win $500 for first place, $250 for second
place and $100 for third place. Middle school students will be awarded
$250 for first place, $150 for second place and $100 for third place.

Each teacher of a student submitting a winning essay will be given
a $100 appreciation award.

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