An Armenian Genocide Survivor Speaks (3 of 3)

This is the extraordinary testimony of the late Hagop H. Asadourian (1903-2003) recorded on April 24, 2003 in New York City on the occasion of the 88th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. He was 100 years old at the time.

Born in the village of Chomaklou in eastern Turkey, Hagop Asadourian was deported along with the rest of his village in 1918, but found refuge in an AGBU orphanage in Aleppo, Syria. He settled in the U.S. in 1920, where he became a successful businessman, singer, and author of poetry and fiction, including his novel, "The Grandchildren of Hovagim," which describes his childhood experiences.

The event featured here, at which Mr. Asadourian was an honored guest, was presented by the Naregatsi Art Institute (NAI) at the Cooper Union. Introducing Mr. Asadourian is NAI founder and director, Nareg Hartounian. The evening included performances by leading Armenian musicians and an exhibition of artists and photographers to commemorate the genocide through the spirit of art and cultural rebirth. This clip is excerpted from the DVD "Truth", which documents the event.

For more information about Mr. Asadourian's life and work, please visit www.naregatsi.org/Asadourian/

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Film & Animation

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• armenian
• genocide
• documentary
• armenia
• film
• april
• 24

[ErjoAnna]

so touching... we will nevr forget what the Turks did to us. long live Armenians

[ODOMAN123]

My grandmother told a similar story. Rest her soul.

[mg38]

fuck all armenians, lying lying again lying. The WW2 was the time these are happened, what are you talking about, everyone was dying because of hunger. Shut your fucking mouths and tell something about cutting the head of the babes, pregnants, olds in hojali. You are fucking millenium torturers. shits

[sonny19xx]

so poignant and touching. long live armenia ! iam an indian but so moved by this real life story . armenia will scale new heights. i wish them ( armenians ) success from the bottom of my heart. thanks zariadris

[kyriacos40]

Very sad story

[MegaUraniumMan]

@serkan99 yes badass when you kill defenseless people

[KingChrisos]

@sleevy I completley agree with you. It's amazing to hear the true words from a survivor

[NemrutRock]

@serkan99 Turks are badass only against the defenseless and weak.

[ndimensionaleMatrix]

the time of the turks will come soon...it won't take long...

[serkan99]

`lol we turks are badass , i feel like super saiyan turk :D

[isguhi]

Dans cette 3ème partie, il raconte comment il a enterré sa mère.Les Arabes avaient trouvé un puits profond pour y jeter les cadavres afin que les chacals ne les mangent pas, alors aidé

d'un camarade, il a jeté le cadavre de sa mère dans le puits. L'odeur était insupportable. Il n'oubliera jamais ce souvenir. Il a écrit un livre plus tard, quand il a été emmené dans un orphelinat, ils étaient surpeuplés, mais au moins ils mangeaient et dormaient.