Hye Sharzhoom Armenian Action
Lena Maranian Adishian, for copies of Impact of an Ancient Nation: Bridging the Past, Present, and Future with 100+ Facts about Armenia and the Armenians (The 100 Years, 100 Facts Project, 2016), 140 pp., in English, and with lavish photographs. Created by Lena Maranian Adishian and written by Nareg Seferian. The book brings to life historical episodes, notable individuals, diaspora communities, religion, language, music, and dance, and sports and entertainment, all related to Armenians and Armenia. The goal of the book was to “bring forth the depth and breadth of the Armenian spirit.” The book is in honor of the Armenian people and of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide.
Kenneth Bedrosian, Fowler, CA, for a copy of Side by Side, with My Brothers: A Family History (2021), 210pp., in English. This a family history of the Bedrosian family of Fowler, California. J. Kenneth Bedrosian shares the story of his family’s escape from the Armenian Genocide to a better life in California’s Central Valley. The book is also a history of the raisin farming industry in the San Joaquin Valley.
Dr. Vatche Ghazarian, Portsmouth, RI, for copies of his new work, Corpus of Minutes of the National Representative Assembly, Interdenominational Representative Assembly, and Mixed Council of the Armenians of Turkey (1919-1922) [Համահաւաք Ատենագրութիւններ Թուրքիոյ Հայոց Ազգային Երես–փոխանական ժողովի Համագումար Ազգային Ժողովի եւ Համազգային Խորհուրդի (1919-1922] (Jerusalem: Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, 2021), 2 volumes, in Armenian.
Shahé Mankerian, Pasadena, California, for a copy of his new book of poems, History of Forgetfulness (UK: Fly on the Wall Press, 2021), 80 pp., in English. The poems comprise a collection of memory about his growing up during the Civil War in Lebanon.
Dr. Zaven Messerlian, Beirut, Lebanon, for a copy of his work Studies and Documents on the Armenian Question and Genocide (Beirut, 2021), 111 pp., in English. The book is a collection of Dr. Messerlian’s articles published in Armenological publications, such as the Haigazian Armenological Review and Hask Armenological Yearbook.
Roupen Najarian, for a copy of his book Beyond Color (գոյնէն անդին) (Komitas-Institute Museum, 2017), 113 pp., in Armenian and English. This is the catalog for Najarian’s “Beyond Color” solo exhibition of pencil and paper works held at the Komitas-Museum Institute from October 9, 2017 to February 9, 2018.
Vickie Smith Odabashian, Sacramento, California, for a copy of her book What Became of Little Jackie Smith? (Sacramento, 2021), 291 pp., in English. The book is a sequel to Victoria Smith’s life story called Victoria’s Secret: A Conspiracy of Silence. The story is a tribute to her father.
Dr. Verjiné Svazlian, Yerevan, Armenia, for a copy of her new book The Oral Tradition of the Armenian-Americans in the Course of Time (Ամերիկահայոց բանավոր ավանդոյթը ժամանակի հոլովութում) (Yerevan: Armenian Academy of Sciences, 2021), 904 pp., in Armenian and English. This book is a “historico-folkloric” study of the primary sources saved from the losses of the Genocide. They represent the work of the author on her five trips to the United States and includes historical, folkloric, and ethnographic material giving the general picture of the past and present life of the Armenians of the United States.