NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING Tuesday, April 19, 2011  Notice is hereby given that the General Assembly meeting of Members of the Organization of Istanbul Armenians will be held at OIA's "Hrant  Dink" lecture Hall, Tuesday, April 19, 2011, starting at 7:30 P.M. If there is no quorum of members, then the meeting will be adjourned to 8:30 P.M. on the same day, the number of members present at this adjourned meeting will constitute the required quorum as defined by the

OIA Special General Assembly met on Tuesday 4/5/2011, presided over by Assembly Chairman Mirican Guregian. Amendments to the Bylaws that had been voted on in the form of a resolution; were approved in their final format. OIA's new bylaws are in effect and elections will be held on Tuesday 4/19/2011 to elect members to the newly formed Board of Trustees and Executive Committee.

Cemal Pasha's Grandson Says Genocide, Morgenthau's Great Granddaughter Doesn't By: Harut Sassounian Hundreds of Armenians turned out at UCLA last Thursday night to hear with great apprehension Hasan Cemal, the grandson of Cemal Pasha, one of the top three Turkish butchers of the Armenian nation. This unique and controversial event, titled "From Der Zor to Dzidzernagapert: A Conversation with Hasan Cemal," was organized by AGBU Asbeds. Understandably, there was great tension in the air. The

ANCA-WR AND ABA TO HOST TOWN HALL FORUM ON 9TH CIRCUIT COURT RULINGEvent to explore implications of the Movsesian vs. Victoria Versicherung AG et al caseOn Wednesday, March 30th the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) and the Armenian Bar Association (ABA) will be co-hosting a town hall forum to discuss the recent developments and implications of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' December 2010 ruling in Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung AG et al.  The event will

ANCA-WR AND ABA TO HOST TOWN HALL FORUM ON 9TH CIRCUIT COURT RULINGEvent to explore implications of the Movsesian vs. Victoria Versicherung AG et al caseOn Wednesday, March 30th the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) and the Armenian Bar Association (ABA) will be co-hosting a town hall forum to discuss the recent developments and implications of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' December 2010 ruling in Movsesian v. Victoria Versicherung AG et al.  The event will

CORRECTION   We have inadvertently listed the donation amount of our dear member Mr. & Mrs. Manuk CIrkinyan's pledge as $ 2,000 in the Appreciation dinner booklet, which should have been $ 7,500. This was an obvious oversight on our part. We have corrected this error in our system. We express our sincere apology.

CORRECTION     We have inadvertently listed the donation amount of our dear member Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chakarian's pledge as $ 1,000 in the Appreciation dinner booklet, which should have been $ 3,000. This was an obvious oversight on our part. We have corrected this error in our system.  We express our sincere apology.  

DANCE CLASSES HAVE STARTED March  29 , 2011         First Dance Classes at OIA Building 2ND FLOOR Teacher will be there at 5:30 PM for any questions you may have First Class for Kids and Teens (male and female) from 6:00 to 7:00 PM Adult class (18 and over male and female) from 7:00 to 8:00 PM For more info please call Tanya Kasakian @ (818) 522 - 3442

  Instructional meeting For Armenian, Folk, & Ballroom Dance Classes  as well as Jazz, Latin Salsa, Cha-cha, Samba and Rumba   Date- February 22, 2011 Tuesday Time- 7:30 P.M. Address- OIA Center 19726 Sherman Way, Winnetka, CA 91306 Krikor and Aved Kurkcuoglu Hall on the second floor

Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:00:00 PM A COMMEMORATION OF THE 4th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ASSASSINATION OF HRANT DINK   PRAYER AND WREATH PLACING FOR LATE HRANT DINK                           Sunday, January 23, 2011                         in Montebello at 2:00