Sahakyan Bagramyan Fund, Inc.
2709 Coney Island Avenue, Ste. 303, Brooklyn, NY 11235
“Armenian Genocide Commemoration Essay Contest”
For Yerevan Brusov State University - Sponsored by Knights and Daughters of Vartan
Contest:
How has creative expression, literature, music, cinema, visual arts, witness testimony enhanced your personal understanding of the Armenian Genocide and how has it contributed to your preservation of the memories and lessons of the first genocide of the 20th century?
Please identify a specific example (a novel, a poem, a film, a painting, a memorial, etc.) and convey your understanding of the Armenian Genocide and how it relates to the creative expression you chose. Elaborate on why this piece touched you, why if it has personal meaning, and how it has helped or will help you will share the history and memory of the Armenian Genocide with others.
Keep in mind this is not a research paper but your own original words and thoughts. Your essay will be judged on its originality, clarity, historical accuracy and understanding of the essay contest theme.
Yerevan Brusov State University of Languages and Social Sciences students are invited to participate in an essay contest as part of the 104th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide that will be held in New York City’s Times Square (43rd St. & Broadway) on Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 2-4 pm.
First place winner will have the honor to present his/her essay at Times Square during the event. Travel and lodging expenses will be sponsored by Sahakyan Bagramyan Fund, Inc.
Deadline: Wednesday, March 24, 2019
Guidelines:
-Open to all students enrolled in Yerevan Brusov State University 2019-20 academic year.
-Your essay must be 1,000 – 1,200 words or less. Only one essay per student may be submitted.
-All essays should be double spaced, have 1-inch margins, include page numbers, include essay title, be typed in 12 point font, be in Microsoft Word format only.
-Submissions must be submitted by 11:59 P.M. (EST) April 7, 2019
-Best essays will be published in print and online.
Winner will be contacted directly and announced to the mainstream and Armenian media the week of Monday, April 8, 2019.
About the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square:
Founded in 1985 by the late Sam Azadian, a former Brooklyn, New York resident, who lost four siblings during the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square has honored the 1.5+ million Armenian lives lost during the horrific events of the 1915 Genocide of the Armenians by the Young Turk Government of the Ottoman Empire. This internationally-recognized annual event draws thousands of Armenians and non-Armenian participants to commemorate the solemn occasion. The event features speeches and tributes delivered by prominent political figures and civic leaders, officials of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, representatives of major Armenian-American organizations, and distinguished scholars and educators as well as high-ranking Armenian and non-Armenian clergy.
Tel: 212 444-8003
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