My family and I are extremely proud of our heritage. As a half-Armenian girl growing up, my dad taught me a lot about Armenian culture and I do feel a real connection with my heritage, so today I would like to honor the Armenian people that were killed in 1915 during the Armenian Genocide.

I feel that the Armenian Genocide is somewhat of a taboo subject, and people are uncomfortable talking about it. Well out of respect for all those innocent people that died, I'm putting a spotlight on it today. Today only 21 countries have recognized the killings as a genocide. I wasn't there, and I know sometimes history books aren't necessarily 100% correct, but regardless of the term used to label what happened, over a million people died, and that deserves some recognition on this day.

I'm sending out love to my family and friends, to anyone that had friends and relatives affected by the tragedy and to all Armenians who stand proud!

As many of you know, this is an issue near and dear to my heart...

I firmly believe the U.S. should officially recognize the horrific and historical atrocity of the Armenian Genocide, also known as the "Great Calamity."

For those of you who don't know about it: More than a million Armenian people were marched to their death during World War I and beyond. I know, the number is so staggering, I cannot even fathom it.

Right now MSNBC has posted a poll on the matter and I cannot believe how many people have voted "no." I'm left to wonder if people are really aware of the gravity of the situation.
 
I voted “yes” and would appreciate it if you felt it in your heard to vote “yes” too.