Here was our purpose:
Although we intend to capture a general audience, our mission is to create a memorial that speaks specifically to the community of Armenians living beyond Armenian soil. For each generation, a memorial can mean something entirely different. Sometimes the emotion and passion used to inspire one memorial doesn’t reach the next generation in the same way, especially depending on whether people believe that the tragedy is still relevant to their lives. Armenian’s living in Armenia have different perceptions of the genocide than Armenian populations living outside of Armenia.
We are hoping to remind a newer and larger audience of both the devestation and importance of the Armenian genocide. This memorial is both a tribute to the Armenian population affected in 1915-1917 and beyond as well as an attempt to prevent genocide in the future. Additionally, we want our memorial to be a symbol of remembrance for a genocide that has been minimized in America. It celebrates Armenian achievement despite tremendous hardship and honors those lost to the genocide.
Although we intend to capture a general audience, our mission is to create a memorial that speaks specifically to the community of Armenians living beyond Armenian soil. For each generation, a memorial can mean something entirely different. Sometimes the emotion and passion used to inspire one memorial doesn’t reach the next generation in the same way, especially depending on whether people believe that the tragedy is still relevant to their lives. Armenian’s living in Armenia have different perceptions of the genocide than Armenian populations living outside of Armenia.
We are hoping to remind a newer and larger audience of both the devestation and importance of the Armenian genocide. This memorial is both a tribute to the Armenian population affected in 1915-1917 and beyond as well as an attempt to prevent genocide in the future. Additionally, we want our memorial to be a symbol of remembrance for a genocide that has been minimized in America. It celebrates Armenian achievement despite tremendous hardship and honors those lost to the genocide.