[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18066]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING ASBAREZ NEWSPAPER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2008

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Asbarez 
newspaper upon the celebration of their 100th anniversary.
  Asbarez newspaper began publication in August of 1908 in Fresno, 
California. The publication began as a weekly paper that was committed 
to providing news and information to the Armenian-American community. 
In 1908, the focus of this community was the instability of the 
homeland. Throughout the years, Asbarez has reported on the ever-
changing, and fragile, conditions of the Republic of Armenia. The paper 
covered the tragedy of the Armenian genocide, the triumph of the first 
independent republic, the growing pains of a community, the 
catastrophic earthquake, the fall of the Soviet Union, the Nagorno-
Karabakh liberation struggle, the rise of the independent Nagorno-
Karabakh Republic and the realities of the people of Javakhk in 
southern Georgia. Asbarez provides news, information, commentary, 
criticism, and thought.
  On May 1, 1970, Asbarez began publishing its English section. During 
the early 1970s the offices and publishing headquarters moved to Los 
Angeles. Today, Asbarez is the largest and only bilingual newspaper 
serving the 750,000 plus Armenian-Americans in the western United 
States. It is published five times per week, Tuesday through Saturday. 
The newspaper also serves as voice for the community and is a source of 
information for Congress, libraries around the Nation and newsrooms of 
major media outlets. In 1997 Asbarez launched its Web site, keeping 
Armenians even more up to date with the issues that interest them the 
most. Asbarez has become a trusted source for news about the evolving 
Armenian realities.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Asbarez 
newspaper on 100 years of business. I invite my colleagues to join me 
in wishing Asbarez newspaper many years of continued success.

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