Review and Analysis: “Collective Trauma and the Armenian Genocide: Armenian,...
Collective Trauma and the Armenian Genocide: Armenian, Turkish, and Azerbaijani Relations since 1839 by Dr. Pamela Steiner examines over 100 years of conflict within the region through a...
View ArticleBomb safety instructions for Artsakh’s children
Step one of a bomb safety poster for children created by Foundation for Demining and Demolition (FDD) and UNICEF, June 2021 Stay far from fruit trees And unplowed fields. Avoid places where flora Hides...
View ArticleChoices and Overload: Together is the only answer
Community participation has always been about needs and identity. In the past, the continuity of the US diaspora has benefited from a simpler life and the magnetism of the Armenian family. The needs of...
View ArticleANCA calls for Congressional investigation into State Department failures...
ANCA Chairman calls for Congressional investigation into US State Department failures in US-Armenia bilateral and regional diplomacy. WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA)...
View ArticleI.B. Tauris releases Dr. Vartan Matiossian’s new book, The Politics of Naming...
I.B. Tauris, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, has just released The Politics of Naming the Armenian Genocide: Language, History and ‘Medz Yeghern’ by Dr. Vartan Matiossian, the first book in its...
View ArticleSociety for Armenian Studies launches International Association of Armenian...
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce the creation of the International Association of Armenian Librarians and Archivists (IAALA), a new organization operating under the...
View ArticleANCA-ER interns to be recognized at 15th annual ANCA Eastern Region Gala
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA-ER) will recognize its 2021 summer interns as well as those who participated in the 2021 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Summer...
View ArticleLocal AYF chapter hosts evening vigil honoring fallen soldiers
Vigil hosted by the AYF Greater Boston Senior Executive, October 10, 2021 (Photo: Ani Khachatourian) WATERTOWN, Mass.—Dozens of members from the Armenian community of Greater Boston came together...
View ArticleATP expands work in Artsakh, will provide villagers with social and economic...
ATP will provide small greenhouses, seeds, and training on growing winter vegetables to local residents. They’ll also receive fruit and nut trees. Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has developed a social...
View ArticleArmenian Heritage Park inspires Geometry as Public Art: Telling a Story
2015 Abstract Sculpture at Armenian Heritage Park on the Greenway (Photo: Matt Conti) Geometry as Public Art: Telling a Story, the innovative curriculum sparked by Armenian Heritage Park on The...
View ArticleCOAF renovates dilapidated school gym in Getashen
Young basketball players inside the Getashen school gym YEREVAN — Over 300 students in the village of Getashen, located in the Armavir region of Armenia, celebrated the opening of their newly renovated...
View ArticleDon’t forgive us…
Yerablur, Oct. 6, 2021, (Photo: Rupen Janbazian) By Tamar Donabedian What did we do? How did we get here? Perhaps it would be more appropriate to ask: “What did we not do?” We didn’t do what we...
View ArticleIn Memory of Araxy Toomajanian
Araxy (Meguerditchian) Toomajanian Araxy (Meguerditchian) Toomajanian of Needham passed away peacefully with her family by her side on October 9, 2021 after a long illness. She was 88 years old. Araxy...
View ArticleWhy did the Institute of Turkish Studies in Washington, DC close down?
Institute of Turkish Studies logo (Photo: Facebook) Last week, The Hoya—the student newspaper of Georgetown University in Washington, DC—published a lengthy investigative article about the demise of...
View ArticleAYF Senior Seminar: Fueling the fire for Hai Tahd
AYF-YOARF Senior Seminar 2021, Franklin, Mass. In a time when so much of Armenia’s future is uncertain, banding together as diasporans is the only way to move forward in bolstering the Armenian Cause....
View ArticleWe will always be
AYF-YOARF Senior Seminar 2021. AYF members are holding an Artsakh flag which was salvaged from the region of Karavajar right before it was handed over to the Azeris. This flag will be flying proudly...
View ArticleVirtual Event: The Resistance Network
MAHWAH, N.J. – On October 27 at 7 p.m., noted scholar Khatchig Mouradian will discuss his new book, The Resistance Network: The Armenian Genocide and Humanitarianism in Ottoman Syria, 1915-1918, that...
View ArticleYertik: a new online children’s program in Western Armenian
A new high-quality creative program has been launched for children in Western Armenian. Entertaining, humorous and educational, the online videos can be found on Yertik.com and on the Yertik YouTube...
View ArticleThis one is for the humble servants
The fall has returned to our locales, and with that comes the beginning of the “active” seasons of our communities. Most of our functional activity occurs during the September to June window following...
View ArticleElement Band returns for a magical night in Los Angeles
Element Band performing at The Ford, October 10, 2021 (Photo provided by the author) A unique crowd of all ages came together at The Ford on Sunday evening to revel in the tried and true musical genius...
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