Dear Senator, I am writing this letter on behalf of a group of concerned American citizens. Our group is called Arax Armenian Dance Ensemble and we have been dancing traditional Armenian folk dances for several years now in the Washington metro area. Like most people who are proud to be Americans we also share the same pride for our Christian Armenian heritage. My parents and grandparents came to this country in hopes of finding a better life and to escape the torment they endured in Turkey while trying to just LIVE as Christian Armenians. My grandmother was a genocide survivor; her stories are so horrendous and painful that not a day goes by I don