AYF-ER Central Executive announces its participation in the pan-Armenian...
The AYF-YOARF Eastern Region Central Executive has announced an urgent call to action for all community members to participate in the pan-Armenian youth resistance movement. The movement, established...
View ArticleDer Mugrdechian SAS Outstanding Book Award recipient announced
The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is proud to announce that Richard E. Antaramian’s Brokers of Faith, Brokers of Empire: Armenians and the Politics of Reform in the Ottoman Empire (Stanford...
View ArticleOmbudsman Arman Tatoyan to receive ANCA-WR “Human Rights Champion” award at...
GLENDALE, Calif.–The Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) will bestow the “Human Rights Champion” Award to Dr. Arman Tatoyan, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, at the...
View ArticleCongressional pressure increasing on Biden administration to block the sale...
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 40 US Representatives – led by Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) and Congressional Hellenic Caucus co-chairs Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) – are pressing the...
View ArticleThe more things change in Armenia, the more they stay the same
The title is derived from a French expression which I have used to describe the situation in Armenia. After 30 years of independence, one would expect substantial changes in the conditions in Armenia....
View ArticleKarapents’ The Book of Adam released in English
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Amaras Art Alliance has announced the English publication of the popular and celebrated novel The Book of Adam (Adami girke) by the prolific Diaspora Armenian writer Hakob...
View ArticleAurora honors the memory of Vartan Gregorian with grant to the library of the...
The Matenadaran (book repository) of San Lazzaro YEREVAN – The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative has allocated $50,000 to support the library of the Mekhitarist Congregation of San Lazzaro in memory of...
View ArticleSociety for Armenian Studies, Artsakh State University sign agreement on...
As part of its new policy to strengthen ties with academic institutions in Armenia and Artsakh, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) signed an Agreement on Cooperation on October 25, 2021, with...
View ArticleAre you mentoring our emerging generation?
I believe it is of significant value to our readers to discuss issues of importance to the Armenian community while offering some practical solutions. We hear the words “role models” and “mentors”...
View ArticleArtsakh at the heart of the AMAA’s 102nd annual meeting and banquet
PARAMUS, N.J. and FRESNO, Calif. – The 102nd annual meeting of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) was held at the Pilgrim Armenian Congregational Church on Saturday, October 23,...
View ArticleArmenia’s Ministry of Health reports daily record of COVID-19 deaths
Armenian authorities have reported the highest number of COVID-19 related deaths in a single day on November 2 since the start of the pandemic. The country is facing its worst wave of the disease yet....
View ArticleNAASR to host webinars on archaeology in Armenia
Lernakert excavation The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host two webinars on archaeology in Armenia, Benik Vardanyan’s “The Ancient Archaeological Landscape of...
View ArticleAYF Mid-Atlantic ACE weekend inspires commitment to culture and homeland
The Washington, DC Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) “Ani” senior and “Sevan” junior chapters worked together this past weekend to host the Mid-Atlantic chapters at Armenian Cultural and Educational...
View ArticleBriefings from the Turkish press
Agos: Erdogan: We evaluated the minority foundations election procedure In his statement after the cabinet meeting on Monday, October 25, President Erdogan mentioned the issue of the elections in...
View ArticleLove and War in Artsakh
It has already been more than a year since the 44-day war was unleashed by Azerbaijan against the Republics of Artsakh and Armenia. A war that ceased on November 9 on the basis of a trilateral...
View ArticleThe sun won’t stay behind the cloud
Glendale, California — 1987 “And that’s about it,” Varto sighed as she arranged the last bottle of pills on the shelf. She was looking after her son’s drugstore while he was away. She pushed back her...
View ArticleSdepan Alyanakian and the ARF Archives
The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Archives located in Watertown, Massachusetts contain a trove of photographic treasures. The process of cataloging the thousands of images is an often...
View ArticleSen. Menendez introduces amendment to revoke US presidential waiver of...
Click to view slideshow. WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) has introduced a powerful amendment that would end US presidential waiver authority of...
View ArticleThe Genocide Education Project to host inaugural Teacher Fellowship Program...
GenEd LACOE Downey workshop SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) is excited to announce its inaugural Teacher Fellowship Program at the Armenian Genocide Museum and Institute...
View ArticleArmenian Immigration to North America through the 1930s: A Compilation of...
Abstract Researching Armenian genealogy presents unique challenges, in large part due to the scarcity of records in the Armenian homeland and the scattering of families who survived the Armenian...
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