Armenian Genocide Museum in limbo

History has not been always kind to the Armenian nation and its people. Often oblivious to international history, few Americans know of the massacres that occurred against Armenians in their homeland during and following World War I.

The Armenian Genocide Museum means to change that. A site is proposed for the museum, to be located just 2 blocks from the White House. However infighting among developers has stalled progress, properties bought for the museum remain empty, and the museum remains an idea on paper.

Here we have a project in the heart of Washington DC with the power to open the minds of visitors from all over the US, all over the world in fact, to the wrongs inflicted on the Armenian people. But a century after the massacres, the very project intended to educate the masses is stalled due to egos, cat fights, and competing visions. Too often, parties lose sight of the larger picture in these skirmishes. Considering the millions of dollars that have already been spent on to plan this project and to acquire properties, it's time to put differences aside. Otherwise the museum is nothing but someone's grand, but unrealized vision.

Armenian street gang busted in California

Gang violence remains a stubborn problem in Los Angeles. While most associate LA gangs with African-Americans or Latinos, other ethnic groups are represented as well.

Armenian Power, or AP, is a street gang operating in throughout Los Angeles County. This Wednesday, 74 reputed members were charged by law enforcement in a fraud scheme causing victims over $20 million in losses. Several members are charged with installing skimming devices that allow them to access information from customers shopping at stores in the area. Authorities state that Armenian Power is a small gang of about 200 members that formed in the area among Armenian immigrants in the 1980's and 90's.

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Armenian Memorial Planned for Boston

Ground broke today in Boston on a memorial honoring Armenian immigrants to the United States. It will also honor the memory of over 1.5 million Armenians killed by the Ottoman Empire in 1915. The memorial will  sit on the city's Rose Kennedy Greenway. Space for the park was made possible following completion of Boston's "Big Dig", which freed up land once the elevated highway weaving through downtown was buried in tunnels under the city. In attendance today was Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Church.