I am participating in the California History Day, part of the USA's History Day, and have chosen to base my project on the Armenian Genocide. I consider it important to use this as the topic for my website. I chose this topic because the denial of the genocide is going on, and at the American competition I want to show the proof of the fact that the genocide happened and must be acknowledged. The theme of History Day for this year (2007) is "Triumph & Tragedy." The topic fits into the theme in the way that though many poor Armenians perished in the Genocide, their essence still lives on.
Such as the rules of the competition of the website do not allow me to write more than 1,200 words, but interviews are not limited in length, I have the chance to show the genocide of the Armenians via the interviews. I have already taken interviews from Robert Fisk, journalist of The Independent, Richard Hovanissian, professor of history at the University of Los Angeles, California and expert on the Armenian Genocide, and Carla Garapedian, director/producer of the documentary Screamers. In what they are saying, there is a lot information on the Armenian Genocide itself. The theme of History Day is not just tragedy, but triumph. For the Armenians after such a genocide to keep their culture, religion, and nationality intact, that is the real triumph of the Armenian spirit.
I have a lot of information on the topic of the genocide, but not many images or photographs. I got from Wallstein Verlag (Germany) permission to use two photographs on the topic of the Armenian Genocide of my choice, and have a collection of newspaper articles, and some other non-copyrighted photos, but if anyone could please be able to provide some photos without any copyright, or if they are the copyright holder, let me use the photo(s), it would be great.
I must finish the website by the 1st of February. However it must be noted and noticed that my website, after History Day, will be available publicly online.
