Ua komo ke Kōmike Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi mokuʻāina ʻo Armenia, a me nā ʻelele ponoʻī o ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi Armenia, i loko o hoʻokahi pule o nā hālāwai a me nā hanana i loko o nā kūlanakauhale ʻekolu e hoʻonui ai i ka ʻike no ka mōhai huakaʻi moʻomeheu hoʻoilina o Armenia. ʻO ka hanana kiʻekiʻe ma Wakinekona DC kahi i kipa aku ai i ka Smithsonian Folklife Festival ma ka National Mall, e hōʻikeʻike nei i nā hoʻoilina moʻomeheu Armenia i kēia makahiki.
Hoʻomaka ka hanana o nā hanana ma Bosetona ma ka Pōʻakahi, Iune 25, me nā koho ʻoihana huakaʻi a me kahi ʻākoakoa o nā ʻelele kālepa huakaʻi kūloko ma AGBU. ʻO Hripsime Grigoryan, ka luna hoʻomalu hou o ke Kōmike Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi Moku'āina o Armenia, i hoʻokipa i nā malihini me kahi hōʻike mākaʻikaʻi, e hoʻomaka ana i kahi papa o nā papa aʻo aʻo aʻo a me nā hui pūnaewele me nā hoa hana ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi Armenia.
Ma ka Pōʻalua, Iune 26, ua komo pū ke Kōmike Hoʻokele Mokuʻāina ʻo Armenia i kahi hanana kalepa huakaʻi ʻē aʻe ma ke keʻena nui ʻo AGBU ma New York City, a ua ukali ʻia e ka poʻe lawe nūhou huakaʻi. Ma waho aʻe o kahi mākaʻikaʻi mākaʻikaʻi ʻia e Grigoryan, ua mālama pū ʻia ka poʻe lawaiʻa i kahi hōʻike e Pulitzer Prize-lanakila Armenian mea kākau a me ka haku mele, ʻo Peter Balakian. Ua kūkākūkā ʻo Balakian i ka mōʻaukala waiwai o Armenia a me ka moʻomeheu, a me kāna ʻimi e ʻike i ka ʻāina hānau o kona ʻohana, ʻo Armenia, a me kona pili i ka diaspora Armenia ma ʻAmelika.
ʻOiai ma NūIoka, ua alakaʻi pū ka ʻelele My Armenia i kahi lā o nā koho kālepa huakaʻi i ka Pōʻakolu, Iune 27 me nā mea lawelawe huakaʻi nui.
Mai New York City, ua huakaʻi ka papahana i Wakinekona DC i ka Pōʻalima, Iune 28, no kāna hui huakaʻi huakaʻi hope loa ma ka Soorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church a me kahi hoʻokipa ʻaina hāmama ma ka Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Hoʻokumu ʻia ka Smithsonian Folklife Festival e ka Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage a hana pū ʻia me ka National Park Service. ʻO kēia ka manawa mua e hōʻike nui ʻia ka moʻomeheu Armenian ma ka Festival. ʻO AGBU kekahi o nā mea kākoʻo o ka ʻahaʻaina.
Ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia nā hanana e ka My Armenia Program, kahi papahana hoʻokipa moʻomeheu moʻomeheu i uku kālā ʻia e ka US Agency for International Development (USAID) a hoʻokō ʻia e Smithsonian Institution, a mālama ʻia e ka Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU), kahi hui moʻomeheu Armenia i hoʻokumu ʻia ma Nuioka.
"ʻO ka hoʻokipa ʻana i kēia hanana o nā hanana i kūlike me kā mākou pahuhopu e aʻo i nā mea āpau e pili ana i ka moʻomeheu Armenia a me ka mōʻaukala,", "i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Natalie Gabrelian, Luna Hoʻokele AGBU o ka Alternative Education. "ʻO ka paipai ʻana i ka hoihoi o ka poʻe ʻoihana ʻoihana huakaʻi iā Armenia a me nā mea āpau e hāʻawi ai i ka honua he kī nui ia e paipai i ka mākaʻikaʻi a kau i ka palapala ʻāina no ka poʻe huakaʻi."
"He mikiona nui kēia e hāpai i ka ʻike e pili ana iā Armenia ma ke ʻano he wahi huakaʻi," i ʻōlelo ʻia ʻo Grigoryan, ka luna hoʻomalu o ke Kōmike huakaʻi o ka mokuʻāina ʻo Armenia. "Ma o kā mākou launa pū ʻana me kaʻu Polokalamu Armenia a me ka Smithsonian Folklife Festival, he hanohano ka loaʻa ʻana o ka manawa kūpono e kaʻana hou aku ai i kā mākou leka me nā mea kūʻai aku o US a hoʻoulu i ka poʻe huakaʻi ʻAmelika ʻAmelika e kipa aku i ko mākou wahi moʻomeheu kupaianaha."
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- On Tuesday, June 26, the State Tourism Committee of Armenia participated in another travel trade event at the AGBU Headquarters in New York City, which was followed by a media reception attended by travel journalists.
- “Encouraging travel industry insiders' interest towards Armenia and all it has to offer the world is key to promoting tourism and putting it on the map for travelers.
- “Through our partnerships with My Armenia Program and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, it has been an honor to have the opportunity to further share our message with U.