Andre Agassi, not Armenian!???

[o0tinerz0o]

This is the most ridiculous arguement. I surely forgot that you all who mock Agassi do so much for the greater good of armenians, Perhaps it was all of you who took it upon yourselves do rebuilt Yerevan's piazza as Kirk Kerkorian did, or perhaps it was one of you who established an Armenian High school, as Manoogian did in Montreal, "He who has not sinned shall cast the first stone", perhaps instead of calling yourself a christian you should listen to some of the material being presented to you. You should get off your high horses and stop mocking other Armenians just because they are not as vocal about their nationality as SOAD or they do not sign up to online armenian forums. Bicker amongst yourselves Ive said it plenty of times, the more you people argue, and the more you put down eachother, the less successful we will be as a whole and as a people.


God Bless

[Crimson Glow]

nah, the pills just added 33% more to your glow (only women glow! men sweat--uhm uhm), your armo numbers are still low

Well....you may be partially right. I went to the doctor because things took a turn for the worse. He diagnosed me with AutoArmune disease. He suggested a highly controversial treatment not approved by the FDA, but shows very promising results in studies: Bastarma.

[ArainLA]

He is Mostly Assyrian.

My good friend from HS is half Assyrian and half Armenian.
I have gone to Assyrian convention and Aggasi was there.

His dad may be half Armenian but not sure. His dad is definately involved in Assyrian events.

But no matter. Waste of bandwidth...and I just added to it.

[Ashuri62]

I think this thread has gone on for far too long. I mean I think he's Armenian but come on now, 3 pages? 3 pages of people arguing about this? lol. I think there are better things to argue about than Andre Agassi's nationality.

[Martin]

For 1. i'm sorry for my english. I have some friends (armenians)... they with name Agassian.......Do you think that they Assyrian too. I dont think so. ))

[Vachagan]

Don't waste your time!

No he is not part Armenian. Agassi is an Assyrian name. I am Assyrian. I know people with the same last name. Look up, Evin Agassi, an Assyrian singer. Why would somebody simply cut their name down? Emanual is his father's name, I've met him at an Assyrian convention in Modesto a few years ago. He might be part Armenian on his mother's side, but I know for a fact that his father is Assyrian from Iran. On some website it says that his father is ethnic Armenian, but this information isn't valid. Look up the name Agassi, its Assyrian.

Dear Sir,

It is so sad and pathetic, when representatives of small nations are arguing over the background of a celebrity... Who really cares? Why we do not argue with the same passion about negative and obviously BAD people?
If your background is Assyrian (and as a professional in History and Middle Eastern studies I do respect the history of Assyrian people), but you, for example, consider yourself as, let's say Polish, then you ARE Polish.
If Agassi considers himself Armenian then he is Armenian. I never heard him announsing anything about his ethnic background.
All this "samll talk" is worthless and a waste of time, beacuse the world will remember him as a great American tennis player.

With all respect,

Dr. Vachagan Robert Yengibaryan
Miami, Florida

[karoaper]

Agassi is Armenian, YAY YAY YAY
Well, if that doesn't tickle you Armenian pride enough,
couple of years before she died, Princes Diana (bless her soul) was seen going to a shop and buying some lavash. Also, she had an Armenian nose, kinda. Hence, she is (was) Armenian.
*Cheers" Canonize Lady Di, Canoinze Lady Di

Who cares if he's Armenian or is not an Armenian. He's a great tennis player. If he is Armenian (ethnically), then it's another example of our genetic superiority. If he's not, well at least we still have Dr. Kevorkian.
*Cheers* Canonize Dr. Death, Canonize ... hmm ahkm ,right.

[loseyourname]

I'll always think of him as the greatest athlete to come out of Las Vegas.

[govchris]

Re: Andre Agassi, not Armenian!???

You're right, I think I heard his mother was American and everyone who has said he is Armenian said its from his father's side. So considering the fact that I met his father, I would say my statement is pretty credible. And what persecution would a person have to avoid in Las Vegas when his father supposedly shortened his name?

Fellow Armenians, this man is a liar or he's just confused, I can ASSURE you Andre is Armenian from his FATHER'S side. I've met his father and he's a hilarious parskahye

[VanSystems]

Re: Andre Agassi, not Armenian!???

Andre Agassi is Armenian. End of story. I met one of his relatives. She said the dad changed his name for 'migration purposes' from something like Minassian (I will not say, for privacy purposes) to Agassi. So can you Assyrians please shut up. Gosh darn. Just SHUT UP with this.
He married a freaking German girl anyways! He is 100% AMERICAN, anyways.

He is Armenian.

Now, do Armenians go and say Assyrian people are Armenian?

By the way, today's Kurds and Turks are 85% solen Assyrian and Armenian childen. And by the way -- I am the biggest lover of Assyrians...poor homeland-less, almost extinct people.

Finally. AGASSI appeared in an AGBU VIDEO called ARMENIAN AMERICANS which aired on PBS. He is ARMENIAN. END OF STORY. Now, if he is part Assyrian or something, who knows. Half the KURDS and TURKS are at least half Assyrian and Armenian from all the KIDNAPPINGS and ABDUCTIONS of Christians.

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