Armenias history dates back nearly 3.000 years to a time when its empire ranked in importance with that of Byzantium and Persia. Christianity was established in Armenia as early as the 4th century A.D. The National Geographic Society notes that "Armenians are respected as artisans. scientists. and energetic merchants 4 * * the character of Armenians is both strengthened and saddened by a dark and bloody history of wars. occupations. massacres. and deportations." Despite repeated. violent attempts to extinguish them both physically and culturally. the Armenian people have clung to their national traditions and historic identity. I might add here that our own Nation has profited greatly from the influx of industrious and talented Armenians who emigrated to the United States during particularly repressive times. The worldfamous writer William Saroyan. Coach Ara Parseghian. and the present Governor of California.
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