TRUTH HELD HOSTAGE will be held in Pasadena on April 22

LOS ANGELES, CA””On Friday, April 22, USC Institute of Armenian Studies will host a book launch for TRUTH HELD HOSTAGE by Ambassador John Evans at 7pm at the Hilton Pasadena. Ambassador Evans will be present.

Ambassador Evans, a member of the Institute’s National Council, served as US ambassador to Armenia until 2005, when he lost his job for using the word Genocide to describe the Turkish government’s policy of extermination of Armenians in 1915. This book is a chronicle of John Evans’ experiences prior to and following his public statement.

The book is published by the Gomidas Institute, and Ara Sarafian, historian and president of the Gomidas Institute will also speak at the book launch.

Salpi Ghazarian, the director of the USC Institute of Armenian Studies, says, “The USC Institute of Armenian Studies is honored to not only launch this book, but create a platform for meaningful discussion about ethics as it relates to governance.”