The U.S. Recognized the Armenian Genocide. Now What?

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🗓️ 3 May 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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The Armenian Genocide, the Ottoman Empire’s executions, deportations and forced removals of an estimated 1.5 million Armenian citizens during World War I, was officially recognized by President Biden on April 24. The move drew praise from human rights advocates around the world and especially in California, home to the largest Armenian diaspora population in the United States. In the century since the killings took place, some world leaders, including Turkey, have refused to label the atrocity as a genocide. We'll talk about the significance of Biden's move and its potential effects on U.S.-Turkey relations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:33.1	Thank you. From KQED Public Radio in San Francisco, I'm Nina Kim.
0:48.9	Coming up on forum, President Biden's recognition of the massacre of more than a million
0:53.8	Armenians during World War I as genocide has drawn praise from human rights advocates around the world and in California, home to the U.S.'s largest Armenian diaspora.
1:05.0	We look at the significance of Biden's declaration and why many Armenian Americans say the fight isn't over. And a new documentary
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1:52.7	This is Forum. I'm Mina Kim. On Armenian Remembrance Day this past April 24th, President
1:58.8	Biden became the first U.S. president to officially recognize
2:02.6	that the killing of more than a million Armenian civilians at the hands of Ottoman Turks during World War I was genocide.
2:09.6	Here in California, home to the largest Armenian diaspora in the U.S., the acknowledgement has reverberated through communities
2:16.6	who fought for more than a century for the declaration.
2:19.4	Joining me now is Susanna Petrosian, Associate Director of the Institute of Armenian Studies at the University of Southern California.
2:26.8	Professor Petrosian, thanks so much for joining us.
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