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Armenian Americans (Armenian: ամերիկահայեր, romanized:amerikahayer) are citizens or residents of the United States who have total or partial Armenian ancestry. They form the second largest community of the Armenian diaspora after Armenians in Russia. [ 3 ] The first major wave of Armenian immigration to the United States took place ...
This is a list of notable Armenian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.Armenian Americans are people born or raised in the United States, or who reside there, with origins in the country known as Armenia, which ranges from the Caucasian mountain range to the Armenian plateau.
The Pasadena Armenians settled in the area of Allen Avenue and Washington Boulevard, near the Church of the Nazarene, which was used by the Protestant Armenians. [6] Montebello Genocide Memorial, opened in 1968. Another wave of immigration to Los Angeles occurred in the 1940s.
According to the 2020 U.S. Census, there are approximately 30,000 Armenian Americans in Massachusetts. The largest concentration is in the Greater Boston area, especially in Watertown, which is often considered the heart of the Armenian American community in the state. Other significant populations can be found in Cambridge, Belmont, Worcester ...
The Armenian American lobby is the diverse coalition of those who, as individuals and as groups, seek to influence the United States foreign policy in support of Armenia, Armenians or Armenian policies. One of its primary goals is for the United States to recognize the Armenian genocide, but the Turkish lobby have, until recently, successfully ...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo meets with Armenian President Armen Sarkissian in Washington, D.C. in June 2018. The dissolution of the Soviet Union in December 1991 brought an end to the Cold War and created an opportunity for establishing bilateral relations between the United States with Armenia and other post-Soviet states as they began a political and economic transformation.
Between 1962 and 1991, George Deukmejian served as a State Assemblyman, Senator, State Attorney General and Governor of California. This article is the list of Armenian American politicians, officeholders and party chairpersons. Bold indicates incumbent officeholders. Note: persons are classified by chronological order.
Pages in category "American people of Armenian descent" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 724 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .