Doctor Garo H. Armen is an US Armenian businessman and scientist . Born in Istanbul , Turkey to an Armenian family , Garo Armen had been beaten at his school for talking about the Armenian Genocide of 1915 . At the age of 17 , he had to leave for the US to save his life . With no knowledge of English , he was hosted by an Armenian family that helped him to learn English and attend college . He worked as a messenger boy , gas station employee and kitchen pot cleaner . Simultaneously , Garo Armen studied chemistry , eventually gaining his PhD before beginning to work as a scientist
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