Role: Author

Arman J. Kirakossian received his Ph.D. in history from the Institute of History of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia. He is the author of numerous articles and chapters on the history of the Armenian Question. He currently serves as the ambassador of the Republic of Armenia in Washington. Arman J. Kirakossian is deputy foreign minister of the Republic of Armenia and author of The Armenian Massacres, 1894–1896: US Media Testimony (Wayne State University Press, 2004), The Armenian Question and the Armenian Genocide, Essays on the History of Armenian Question and the International Recognition of the Armenian Genocide, among other books.

Areen Armenian was born in Bahrein on April 13, 1978, and begun writing when she was eight. She started her primary education in Beirut at the Jemaran Armenian School. She moved to Baltimore with her family in 1986. Areen was presented with the “Outstanding Student” achievement award at the Ridgely Middle School. Diagnosed with leukemia in 1988, she died of its complications on October 11, 1993.\

Areg Allen Sarkissian was born in in Glendale, California. He received his Bachelor of Arts degrees in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley. He obtained his JD from the Thomas M. Cooley Law School of Western Michigan University and a certification in Litigation.Sarkissian works as a litigation attorney in Los Angeles, California.

Arek Yapoudjian is from Sydney, Australia. His articles on sports, in both English and Armenian, have appeared in a number of newspapers and magazines including Arev (Egypt), Zartonk (Lebanon), Nor Or (USA), Abaka (Canada), Mioutune (Australia) and others. Arek’s name is listed in the Dictionary of Armenian Pseudonyms published in 2005 by Yerevan State University in Armenia. He was an Olympic Volunteer at the Sydney 2000 Games.