Levon Marashlian (; born December 18, 1948) is an American historian, professor, and scholar. His scholarly work has largely focused on Armenian, Russian, and Middle-Eastern history. He has participated in various debates, lectures, and conferences throughout the world. He is currently a professor of history at Glendale Community College.

Life

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

descent, Marashlian was born in

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in 1948, and relocated to

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, in 1956. During the

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, Marashlian served in the 25th Infantry Division as an infantryman and grenadier from 1968–69. He received his B.A. (1974) from the

University of Illinois, Chicago The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a public research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its campus is in the Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the Universi ...

, and his M.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1992) from the

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. His Ph.D. dissertation was titled, "The Armenian Question from Sèvres to Lausanne: Economics and Morality in American and British policies," which also appeared in Turkish translation in 2000 as ''Ermeni Sorunu Ve Türk-Amerikan İlişkileri''. He was one of the founders of an Armenian Congress in 1981 which served Armenians throughout Southern California. One of the main aims of the congress is to have more Armenian-Americans become politically active. On 15 May 1996, Marashlian provided testimony in support of

Armenian genocide recognition Armenian genocide recognition is the formal acceptance of the fact that the Ottoman Empire's systematic massacres and forced deportation of Armenians from 1915 to 1923, both during and after the First World War, constituted genocide. Most h ...

in a panel hearing of the

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. He noted that, "Those who today deny the Armenian Genocide are resorting to academically unsound revisionism." Marashlian was instrumental in bringing about the Armenian Genocide curriculum in California public schools when serving as an adviser to the California Department of Education Curriculum Committee in 1987. He has lectured in many countries throughout the world, including

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and

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. In 1990, Marashlian also participated in an academic debate in

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which dealt with the issue of the

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and Turkish-Armenian relations. Marashlian's writings and opinions have been featured in several newspapers throughout the world including the ''

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, Hurriyet Daily News'', and others. Dr. Marashlian is Professor of Ethnic Studies, History, and Political Science at Glendale Community College in Glendale, California.

Works

*''Politics and Demography: Armenians, Turks and Kurds in the Ottoman Empire''. Zoryan Institute. (1991) *"Finishing the Genocide: Cleansing Turkey of Armenian Survivors, 1920-1923," in

Richard Hovannisian Richard Gable Hovannisian (, November 9, 1932 – July 10, 2023) was an American historian and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is known mainly for his four-volume history of the First Republic of Armenia, and for his ad ...

, ed., Remembrance and Denial: The Case of the Armenian Genocide (Detroit, 1998)

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Full Text of Marashlian's 1996 Testimony on the Armenian Genocide at the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs
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