Professor Richard Hovanissian was honored by California State legislators on Monday at the State Capitol
SACRAMENTO—Both houses of the California State Legislature on Monday passed resolutions recognizing the Armenian Genocide and urging Washington, which continues to deny the systematic murder of 1.5 million Armenians in 1915, to follow suit. The legislature also held a State Capitol observance for the 103rd anniversary.
Senator Anthony Portantino with prof. Richard Hovannisian, his fellow legislators and members of the community at the State Capitol on Monday
State Senator Anthony Portantino authored the Senate Resolution 107 along with Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, Senate Pro Tempore Emeritus Kevin de-Leon, Senator Wilk, and Senator Newman. SR 107 continues the State Senate’s strong condemnation of Genocide denial and formally asks the Turkish Government to return seized private and church property to its rightful owners.
In his floor speech, Senator Portantino admonished Turkey to end its century of denial and to end threats to Artsakh that continue today.
State Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian makes a presentation during the State Capitol Armenian Genocide observance event.
“I am very proud to represent the largest Armenian community outside of Armenia and I am honored to fight for the proper and accurate historical accounts of the Armenian Genocide. The appropriate embrace of history will help Armenians around the world heal in the face of an organized denialist campaign. Having traveled to Yerevan and Artsakh and learning about so many of the tragic stories descendants of survivors tell continues to tug at my heart and inspires me to do all I can to help in this effort,â€
