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Hrag Yedalian

Hrag Varoujan Yedalian [1] (born December 14, 1981 in Los Angeles County, California) [1] is an Armenian-American political consultant and documentary film director and producer. [2] [3] He is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and holds a Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California. He has attended UCLA School of Law and studied film editing at the AFI Conservatory. Hrag runs the Los Angeles-based consulting firm Blue State Campaigns. His work has been featured in Rolling Stone, [4] The Hollywood Reporter, [5] and San Francisco Chronicle. He previously worked at Steven Spielberg’s organization, the USC Shoah Foundation.

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  2. ↑ Wood, Sura (2007), "Low-budget documentary shines a light on a lesser known hero of the Left and puts him in the context of his times", The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.
  3. ↑ Turpin, Andy (2007), "Fade to Black Lion", The Armenian Weekly. Retrieved on 2 December 2008.
  4. ↑ Blistein, Jon (2022-06-06). "Serj Tankian Yearns for 'Unity and Harmony' on New Armenian-Language Song 'Amber'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  5. ↑ Wood,AP, Sura; Wood, Sura; AP (2007-11-26). "The People's Advocate: The Life and Times of Charles R. Garry". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-18.
  6. ↑ 2007 Arpa Film Festival announcement Archived 2008-12-09 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved on 1 December 2008.
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