Markar Melkonian
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Markar Melkonian is an Armenian-American
writer
and a solidarity worker, resident in the United States.
Melkonian's book "My Brother's Road
: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia", details the life of his brother, Monte Melkonian
, and his role in the struggle for Armenian independence in the 1990s.
Markar is the founder and director of the Monte Melkonian Charity fund
.
Armenian-American
Armenian Americans are citizens of the United States whose ancestry originates wholly or partly in Armenia. During the United States 2000 Census, 385,488 respondents indicated either full or partial Armenian ancestry...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and a solidarity worker, resident in the United States.
Melkonian's book "My Brother's Road
My Brother's Road
My Brother's Road is a dramatic story of the American-born Armenian, Monte Melkonian. The book covers Melkonian's journey from the classrooms of California to the rubbles of Beirut, the Iranian revolution, ASALA, and the struggle for the mountains of Karabakh....
: An American's Fateful Journey to Armenia", details the life of his brother, Monte Melkonian
Monte Melkonian
Monte Melkonian was a famed Armenian commander during Nagorno-Karabakh war. Melkonian had no prior service record in any country's army before being placed in command of an estimated 4,000 men in the war...
, and his role in the struggle for Armenian independence in the 1990s.
Markar is the founder and director of the Monte Melkonian Charity fund
Monte Melkonian Fund
The Monte Melkonian Fund, Inc. is a California 501 non-profit charity founded in 1995 by friends and followers of Armenian military commander Monte Melkonian....
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