Memorial Program in Honor of Richard Kloian, June 27‏

Public Memorial Program
In Honor and Celebration of
RICHARD KLOIAN

Join us as we celebrate and pay tribute to the life and work of Richard Kloian, founder of the Armenian Genocide Resource Center, an invaluable resource to the Bay Area ANC and the pursuit of the Armenian Cause. In 2002, the Bay Area ANC awarded Richard Kloian with its "Local Hero" award for his tireless work on behalf of Armenian Genocide scholarship and education.

Sunday, June 27, 2010
St. Vartan Armenian Church, 650 Spruce Street, Oakland, CA 94610
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Church Service and Requiem - "Hokéhankist"
1:00 p.m.: Memorial Program and Luncheon - "Hokéjash"
(commemorative remarks, readings, Congressional & State messages, multimedia presentations)

Open to the public, free of charge / Luncheon provided by La Méditerranée

The Kloian family has requested gifts in Richard's memory be made to The Genocide Education Project, in order to help fulfill Kloian's fervent desire for the expansion of instruction on the Armenian Genocide in American schools.

Remembering Richard Kloian:
"Richard Kloian was a GIANT on behalf of Armenian Genocide recognition and memory"
Prof. Israel W. Charny, Executive Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, Jerusalem

Through the Armenian Genocide Resource Center, Richard Kloian compiled and published hundreds of articles, transcripts of memoirs, lectures, meetings, as well as a variety archival and primary documentation related to the Armenian Genocide. He was well known or publishing the important book, "The Armenian Genocide: News Accounts from the American Press, 1915-1922," a collection of New York Times and other articles. First published in 1980, the book continues to be a valuable educational resource for the study of the Armenian Genocide. Kloian passed away on May 1st at the age of 73, after a massive stroke.

For more on Richard Kloian, search "Kloian" at www.reporter.am & www.asbarez.com