If you drive down Sunset Boulevard in East Hollywood, you will see street signs written in both English and Armenian script. This is Little Armenia — an official landmark district in Los Angeles. But the real story of Armenian America goes far beyond a few Hollywood blocks. It stretches across Southern California and concentrates in Glendale, a city where nearly half of the population is Armenian.
In this video, we tell the epic, full story of how the Armenian diaspora built an economic and cultural empire in the United States.
How waves of migration from Lebanon, Iran, and post-Soviet Armenia turned a quiet LA suburb into a powerhouse.
How Armenian entrepreneurs came to dominate LA’s multi-billion dollar Jewelry District, real estate, freight, and tech startups.
The impact of icons like Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, MGM studio owner Kirk Kerkorian, System of a Down, Cher, and the Kardashian family.
What daily life looks like inside Glendale: from traditional bakeries and outdoor backgammon games to luxury cars and high-rise commercial towers on Brand Boulevard.
How half a million people bring Hollywood Boulevard to a standstill every April 24th while funneling hundreds of millions of dollars back into Armenia.
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While I have absolutely nothing against people of color, your reportage shows a large number of black people. This is misleading since Armenians are WHITE!
In short > many Armenians life in Van Nuys, Burbank,Pasadena,
Northridge ect… Armenians in Los Angeles are 500 Tsd and in Califorina round 1 Mio Armenians and more than 2 & Half Mio in Usa, The first Armenians arrived in America—specifically in Virginia—as early as 1618, and further Armenian groups followed to the USA in 1850 and than First World War. Most Iranian Americans, Lebanese Americans, Turkish Americans, and others are of Armenian background in United States with Different Passports.
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Beautiful story about the Armenian people.
Great 👍 love ❤️ Armenia 🇦🇲 Armenians in California
Bravo Armenians 🙏👍👍👍👍🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲
Thank you for your great presentation.
Armenia proper doesn't have a climate remotely resembling Southern California……Kars, Van, Erzurum, Ardahan, Gyumri, Sevan have severe winters. Only coastal Cilician Armenia and the Armenian Diaspora in the Middle East has settled in relatively mild climates, like Southern Armenia…but don't bend the truth Arsen!