Paul B. Kazarian was born on October 15 , 1955 , the son of immigrants from Armenia . His grandparents were Charles and Agnes Kazarian ; both of them escaped the Armenian genocide . Kazarian grew up in an Armenian community in Pawtucket , Rhode Island – a small mill town — and would go on to name his future investment fund after the street he grew up on : Japonica Street – the name of an Japanese flower
the Armenian genocide
Armenian Genocide
Paul Kazarian