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Las Vegas Showgirls [11] is a short documentary that shows how Rita started her showgirl’s collection. In August 2016 the University of Nevada in Las Vegas had a six-month exhibition of Rita’s showgirl paintings. One year later, in 2017, Public Television aired a half-hour documentary about Rita’s life-long journey in the art world.
Pages in category "Armenian-American culture in Los Angeles" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Other notable Armenian media in Los Angeles include: Horizon Armenian Television is the first 24-hour Armenian language television network in America. [46] In 2012 PanArmenian Media Group created Panarmenian TV for the Armenian American audience. [47] In 2014, USArmenia began airing Glendale Life, a reality TV show about Armenians in Glendale.
The city of Los Angeles itself had an Armenian population of 64,997 in 2000. [84] Several districts of Los Angeles have high concentrations of Armenians, particularly in San Fernando Valley: North Hollywood, Van Nuys, and Encino. [85] On 6 October 2000, a small community in East Hollywood was named Little Armenia by the Los Angeles City Council ...
Rowan Blanchard, actress, paternal great-grandmother was an Armenian from present-day Syria; Eric Bogosian, playwright and performance artist [8] Dan Bilzerian, Internet personality; Christy Canyon, pornographic actress (Armenian father) Arthur Edmund Carewe (1884–1937), Armenian-born American actor in the silent and early sound film era
Kirk Kerkorian [9] was born on June 6, 1917, in Fresno, California, to Armenian parents who escaped present-day Turkey via cattle boat during the Armenian Genocide. [10] [11] Armenian was his first language and he "didn't learn the English language until he hit the streets." [4] His family moved to Los Angeles following the depression of 1920 ...
He was transferred to UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California for recovery and rehabilitation. Dan Wheldon , 33, was airlifted to the trauma center after a 15-car pile-up crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway during the final race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar season on October 16, 2011.
The Armenian American Museum and Cultural Center of California is an upcoming museum in Glendale, California, United States, and dedicated to preserving the history and culture of Armenian Americans. The museum, which is expected to open in the summer of 2024, intends to explore Armenian history along with Armenian American contemporary culture.