Armenian Culture

Armenian Culture

Glendale contains the largest Diaspora of Armenians anywhere in the world in fact, it is the second largest Armenian community in the world, after Yerevan. The 30 square miles that make up the city is home to nearly 200,000 residents, of which 150,000 are estimated to be of Armenian's. It is home to numerous Armenian churches, shops, restaurants, and businesses. Take a walk in any of the city's streets and it's hard not to run into an Armenian owned establishment or to hear passersbys speaking their native Armenian tongue. Glendale is a microcosm of the Diaspora. Armenians from all walks of life and from all around the world can be found here. Over the last few decades, Glendale's strong Armenian community has flourished on many levels. It has produced authors, artists, theater and dance groups, newspapers and magazines, organizations, and various businesses.

Not many Armenian's are what other people think they are, there might have been a few incidents, that Armenians have done fraud, and other things, but not all of them are like that. Most of the Armenians go to College and Universities because other want to have a good future like other human beings. About 40% of UCLA graduates are Armenians. And most of the time when other nationality people see Armenians with nice cars, nice big houses, think they do some type of fraud, Which is not true.

Many Armenian's have been in trouble with the US government, because many Armenians ran away from the wars and came to the US, so they can live a better life, but it's been over 30 years that some Armenians haven't been illegal, so they can't work, or don’t even have a driver license. But not all of them are like that. Armenians won majority three of the five seats on the City Council. In 2006, in response to community interest, the Glendale Unified School District, which runs all