Matthew Karanian

MATTHEW KARANIAN is a second generation Armenian American who lives in Pasadena. His four Grandparents are from Western Armenia and both of his Grandmothers survived their deportation during the summer of 1915. Karanian has served as Associate Dean of the law program at the American University of Armenia, and as the Director of the university's Legal Research Department. He is the author of Armenia and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide. He practices law in Pasadena.