Dear Friend, As you gather with friends and family this Easter Sunday in
blessed celebration of the resurrection of Christ, please consider pausing for
a moment to reflect upon our own journey as Armenians. The proud daughters and sons of our ancient nation - the
first to adopt Christianity - we have survived and thrived, developing a rich
and unique culture, sharing our ideas and experiences, and contributing to the
diverse fabric of the international community. As we approach April 24th,
however, we are, of course, reminded that it was nearly a century ago, in 1915
that we endured the fires of a terrible genocide. A still-unpunished crime that
nearly ended our very existence and that, to this very day, threatens the
viability of our partitioned, landlocked, impoverished, and blockaded homeland.