Balakian To Appear On C-span

[joseph parikian]

Armenian National Committee of America

 

888 17th Street, NW, Suite 904, Washington, DC 20006 * Tel. (202) 775-1918

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PRESS RELEASE

 

 

 

For Immediate Release ~ December 11, 2003

Contact: Elizabeth S. Chouldjian ~ Tel: (202) 775-1918

 

WATCH PETER BALAKIAN DISCUSS "THE BURNING TIGRIS" ON C-SPAN TELEVISION

 

 

C-SPAN to Broadcast Reading by Best-Selling Author on December 13th and 14th

 

 

 

WASHINGTON, DC - Two months after the release of “The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and America's Response,” the book is in its eighth printing and has now appeared on the bestseller lists of The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and most recently, The Los Angeles Times.

 

Peter Balakian's readings have drawn standing room only crowds throughout the United States. His final reading at the Museum of the City of New York was taped by C-SPAN and will be broadcast nationally twice:

 

** C-SPAN 2: Saturday, December 13th at 11:00pm (Eastern U.S.)

** C-SPAN 2: Sunday, December 14th at 8:00pm (Eastern U.S.)

 

For schedule information, visit:

http://www.booktv.org/history/index.asp?se...136&schedID=234

 

Released on September 30th, "The Burning Tigris" comprehensively documents the U.S. humanitarian response to the Armenian Genocide and draws special attention to the vast cast of American heroes who raised their voices against the atrocities being committed by the Ottoman Turkish government against the Armenian people. Among those whose stories are told are Clara Barton, Julia Ward Howe, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, authors Stephen Crane and Ezra Pound, and the many missionaries and diplomats who, through their tireless efforts on behalf of the Armenians, brought about the entry of the United States on the world stage as a humanitarian power.

 

Thousands of readers learned about this publication through the ANCA “Burning Tigris” Education Campaign, which was conducted over the internet, through ANCA chapters, and extensive outreach by activists throughout the nation. The ANCA campaign also reached out to elected officials, scholars, the media, and the general public. As part of the campaign, activists were urged to:

 

1) Tell a Friend about “The Burning Tigris”

2) Teach Elected Officials, the Media, and Libraries

3) Take a Friend to a Reading of "The Burning Tigris"