Question: American citizens Peter Balakian, the poet, writer and academic and Sako Shahinian the illustrator were both originally of which nationality?
Sentence (from "Peter Balakian"): Peter Balakian (Armenian: Փիթըր Պալաքեան , born June 13, 1951) is an Armenian American poet, writer and academic, the Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor of Humanities at Colgate University.
Relevant evidence: Yes