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‘Hai Tahd’ Down Under: Kahramanian Offers a Glimpse into Community Life and Expanding Advocacy Efforts
The Armenian community in Australia is fairly young, but as its numbers grow, so does its activism. Last October, the parliament of New South Wales became the third state in the world to officially recognize the independence of the Nagorno Karabagh Republic. This summer, the Armenian National Committee of Australia (ANCA) accompanied a group of Australian politicians on a weeklong visit to Armenia and Karabagh. ANCA Executive Director Vache Kahramanian spoke with the Armenian Weekly about this trip, as well as other facets of Armenian-Australian life.
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“The Armenian community in Australia was founded in the early 1960’s. The first wave of immigrants arrived predominantly from Egypt, fleeing the social unrest that had started to occur there.” How come then US State Department reported that there were 12,000 Armenian in Australia in 1921? See the link to the document http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/66/US_State_Department_document_on_Armenian_Refugess_in_1921.jpg
Armen – if you reread the US Statement Department document the 12,000 people are in “India, Java, and Australia” and not Australia alone.
Bravo!!Lilly and Vachè I hope in all other countries such efforts as yours will get the justice to our Armenia and Armenian people.