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An Armenian flag flutters at the Adult Recreation Center in Glendale. The Armenian genocide took place from 1915 to 1918 under the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish government disputes that a genocide took place. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Yrvant Melgonian, 87, outside the Adult Recreation Center in Glendale, where many Armenian Americans congregate. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Men of Armenian descent play cards at the Adult Recreation Center in Glendale. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Sarkis Ohanessian, 87, plays pool at the Adult Recreation Center in Glendale. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)