The City of Irvine voted unanimously Feb. 28 to dedicate a space in its Great Park for a memorial in remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s.
A presentation by city staff suggested its location could potentially be in the “heart of the park” neighboring a lake, the Great Meadow, and surrounding open spaces to provide “a space of solemn reflection.”
The idea was first requested by Vice Mayor Tammy Kim, who said that “working hand in hand with the community,” on the memorial’s design would be important in the process.
“This needs to be community-led, because the community knows what it needs,” she said….