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What trauma does and what recognition might mend
“The Family” by Gulen Torossian Der Boghossian, representing survivors of the Armenian Genocide fleeing to the Diaspora It has been another year, again, that Armenians all over the world will...
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Valuing Democracy and Combating Genocide Denial
President Joe Biden in the Oval Office, Feb. 16, 2021. (Photo: Flickr/The White House) Every April 24, Armenians around the world gather to honor their ancestors who perished at the hands of the...
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Armenian Genocide recognition is long overdue
Those of us who have been involved in policy circles in Washington have long heard the argument that for the US government to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 would be “inconvenient” and...
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Rep. Manoogian issues statement on Michigan’s Turkish Heritage Day proclamation
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—Governor Whitmer has issued a proclamation declaring April 23, 2021 as Turkish Heritage and Children’s Day in the State of Michigan. In response, Representative Mari Manoogian...
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An Armenian Lament
Tatev monastery (Photo: Flickr/Raffi Youredjian) Prelude A son, a grandson, Of this nation My nation Where I live Only in my heart Only in my soul. There was or was not… No, for sure there was A city,...
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Recognizing the Impossible Past
Early this morning, at 3 am in Ann Arbor, I was waiting to connect with the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It was 10 in the morning in Riga, the capital of the...
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Lessons from Nvart: Beyond Armenian Genocide Recognition
April 24th has always been a complicated day for me. For the Armenian community, it is the day we commemorate the Armenian Genocide, which “began” on this day 106 years ago with the deportation and...
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NAASR issues statement on US recognition of Armenian Genocide
This recognition is a long time in coming from a US President. Historians, scholars, eye-witnesses and survivors, religious figures, and even the US Congress have already recognized the Armenian...
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ARF-ER, AYF-ER issue statement on President Biden’s recognition of the...
We welcome President Joe Biden’s statement commemorating the anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Federal-level acknowledgement by the United States of the crime of genocide carries with it serious...
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President Biden rejects Turkey’s gag-rule, recognizes Armenian Genocide
President Biden recognized the Armenian Genocide in his April 24th statement, ending Turkey’s gag rule on honest U.S. remembrance and commemoration of this crime. WASHINGTON, DC – President Joseph...
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The Potential Legal Impact of President Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian...
In a historic decision and despite pressure from Turkey, President Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. Saturday’s long overdue proclamation...
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Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian reflects on ancestors in April 24 statement
The wedding portrait of Sheriff Koutoujian’s grandparents– Abraham and Zarouhi Der Bedrosian Koutoujian, Marash, Ottoman Empire, May 15, 1909; (Photo by Alexianos Uvezian. Credit: Project SAVE Armenian...
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Assistant Speaker Clark applauds President Biden’s recognition of the...
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden’s declaration that the Ottoman Empire’s killing of 1.5 million Armenians...
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Mayor Snyder joins Maine’s Armenians in commemorating Armenian Genocide
Maine’s Armenian community gathered at The Armenian Genocide Memorial Park on Saturday, April 24, 2021 to pay homage to the lives lost in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. PORTLAND, ME. – Portland Mayor...
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Poet and professor Celeste Nazeli Snowber presents The Marrow of Longing
A descendant of Armenian genocide survivors, Celeste Nazeli Snowber explores the relationship between longing, belonging and identity in her third book of poetry. With The Marrow of Longing, Snowber...
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Holy Cross Armenian Church to mark 80th anniversary with virtual benefit concert
BELMONT, Mass.—The Holy Cross Armenian Church is proud to announce a celebration concert in honor of the parish’s 80th anniversary. The virtual program will be held on Facebook on Sunday, May 2, 2021...
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The Armenians of Aintab: A conversation with Ümit Kurt and Dirk Moses
FAIR LAWN, NJ—On Tuesday, May 11 at 7:30 PM ET, join historians Ümit Kurt and Dirk Moses for a conversation on Kurt’s new book: The Armenians of Aintab: The Economics of Genocide in an Ottoman...
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Greater Washington DC Armenian community welcomes President Biden’s Armenian...
Washington DC Homenetmen members demand justice at White House WASHINGTON, DC – The greater Washington DC Armenian community and allies welcomed President Biden’s landmark recognition of the Armenian...
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“New national movement to originate in Artsakh,” declares Mesrobian
ARF Youth Office Executive Director Arshak Mesrobian, April 24, 2021 (Photo: David Ghahramanyan) STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—On April 24 in Stepanakert, ARF Youth Office Executive Director Arshak Mesrobian...
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Chicago’s Rally for Justice in a Historic Year
Click to view slideshow. CHICAGO, Ill.—On Saturday, April 24, local Armenians gathered in a rally for justice led by the AYF Chicago “Ararat” Chapter. After last year’s rally was replaced by a much...
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