Historical Parallels: The Importance of Listening to Indigenous Voices on...
(Photo: Visit Mississippi via Flickr) This Thanksgiving, amidst the most merciless attack our motherland has faced since the 2020 Artsakh War, I can’t help but draw parallels between our people’s...
View ArticlePashinyan and Aliyev to meet
Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan answers questions from the press, November 23, 2021 Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will meet at least twice in the coming...
View ArticleArmenia’s survival will require unprecedented political sacrifice
Internalizing the anguish over the latest criminal incursion by the rogue Azerbaijani nation creates a geopolitical replay of those fateful years of 1918-21. It’s a more deadly version of the Bill...
View ArticleHomenetmen Eastern USA Region elects new executive at 44th convention
The Eastern USA Region of Homenetmen held its 44th convention at St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church in Queens, NY, November 2021 QUEENS, NY—The Eastern USA Region of Homenetmen held its 44th...
View ArticleAn Armenian Thanksgiving Prayer
They say everyone in retirement needs a hobby or a vocation. Some fellows play a lot of golf. Others travel, garden or volunteer. Me? I took another job as associate professor of Operations Management...
View Article“Bon Voyage” film reveals the true nature of the unrecognized status of Artsakh
Despite being filmed two years prior to the 44-day war between Azeris and Armenia, Garegin Papoyan‘s film about Artsakh’s airport is still quite relevant and a must-see for anyone interested in...
View ArticleArmenian filmmakers launch fundraising campaign for documentary highlighting...
Detroit area filmmakers Lisa Hagopian and Eric Harabedian of Vision 561 Productions are currently producing their third feature film “We Thrive.” The ethnic history of Armenian-Americans is a tale of...
View ArticleThanksgiving and the “Children of Artsakh” inspire the St. Sarkis Church Salt...
DOUGLASTON, NY—Over 50 participants of the Salt & Light youth group gathered at the St. Sarkis church hall on November 14 for an inspiring and engaging evening. The focus of the event centered...
View ArticleCreative incubator Artbox will develop projects across all art fields and...
On November 23, in partnership with the EU4Business “Innovative Tourism and Technology Development for Armenia” (ITTD) project, Creative Armenia officially launched the creative incubator Artbox, which...
View ArticleArmenian Word Search, Volume 2 published
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Armenian Word Search, Volume 2, by Southern California Armenian authors Stella Kientz and Lisa Kradjian, has been released and is now available on Amazon and at Abril Bookstore in...
View ArticleOn the passing of U. Vanouhi Issadjanian
It is with deep sorrow that the Central Executive Board of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) and its entire family mourn the passing of former ARS Chairperson, Ungerouhi Vanouhi Issadjanian. Ungh....
View ArticleArmenia and Azerbaijan agree to create commission to demarcate border
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan brief the press after their trilateral meeting in Sochi (Photo Kremlin, November 26) The leaders of...
View ArticleNora Armani’s joyous return to the stage
Back on the Couch with Nora Armani, November 21, 2021 (Photo: Xiaopeng Zhan) The afternoon of Sunday, November 21, 2021 saw a black box theatre in Theatre Row on 42nd Street filled with a joyful,...
View ArticleBook Review | Mutual in Love Divine
Mutual in Love Divine By Pete Najarian Regent Press Printers & Publishers, 2021 176 pp. Paperback, $25 Dear Pete, It was a pleasure reading your new book Mutual in Love Divine, which is in a way an...
View ArticleWomen’s Fund Armenia supporting teen girls in Armenia
A WFA training Women’s Fund Armenia (WFA) has launched its teen girl campaign, which provides grants to young girls aged 14 to 21 in Armenia, with consideration to applicants in border communities...
View ArticleNAASR hires talented new executive director
Silva Sedrakian BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) is pleased to announce that Silva Sedrakian has been named its new executive director. Sedrakian is an...
View ArticlePolitical compromise is the work of patriots
Demonstrations in Yerevan calling for the unification of Karabakh with Soviet Armenia (Photo: Ruben Mangasaryan, circa 1980s) Most people who pursue public service believe their perspective on policy...
View ArticleChicago celebrates ARF’s 131st anniversary
GLENVIEW, Ill. – The Chicago “Christapor” Gomideh organized a series of events on November 20-21 to mark the 131st anniversary of the founding of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF), including...
View ArticleSociety for Armenian Studies appoints new executive secretary
Katarina Terzyan The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) is pleased to announce that Katarina Terzyan has been appointed its executive secretary. The appointment comes at a time when SAS has...
View ArticleIn Memory of Malcolm Kasparian, Jr.
Malcolm Kasparian, Jr. Malcolm Kasparian, Jr. of Waltham passed away on November 29, 2021. Beloved son of the late Malcolm Sr. and Charlotte (Zarohian) Kasparian. Brother to the late Lucy (Kasparian)...
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