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Weekly columnist Stepan Piligian delivers resounding speech at RI Armenian...
Armenian Martyrs’ Memorial Monument in RI PROVIDENCE, RI—For the first time in five years, the Rhode Island Armenian community met at North Burial Ground to commemorate the Armenian Genocide and to...
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Armenia’s opposition mobilizes once again to oust Pashinyan
Opposition protest in Yerevan (Armenia Alliance, April 27) The opposition factions in Armenia have launched a series of protests this week in preparation for a mass rally to demand the resignation of...
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Countering Destruction with Creation: How Azad, a multimedia performance,...
This past week, I attended a performance of Azad, starring writer, performer and co-director Sona Tatoyan, and I can confidently say that I left the playhouse a changed person. Entering the Pico...
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After the 107th, we need a sharper edge
The 107th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide is in the books. It’s history. Let the planning for the 108th officially begin. The years, frankly, have become irrelevant. It is more about the...
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ANCA welcomes growing Congressional calls to zero-out US military aid to...
WASHINGTON, DC – A bipartisan group of 64 US Representatives called on leaders of the House Appropriations Committee to stop military aid to Azerbaijan and allocate $150 million for Artsakh and...
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RI GenEd names Lisa Tvenstrup 2022 Genocide Educator of the Year
A surprised Lisa Tvenstrup shakes Esther Kalajian’s (RI GenEd) hand as she comes to the podium to accept the 2022 Genocide Educator of the Year award from Pauline Getzoyan (RI GenEd). NORTH SCITUATE,...
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Dr. Ohannes Geukjian to discuss “The Future of Artsakh” at ARF Boston event
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Boston Sardarabad Gomideh of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) is hosting an event in solidarity with the Armenians of Artsakh and their struggle for the right to...
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Menendez, Sherman, Costa grill Blinken on continued Biden aid to Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON, DC – Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair Bob Menendez and House Foreign Affairs Committee members Brad Sherman (D-CA) and Jim Costa (D-CA) pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken...
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Armenian-language retreat for university students to be held in Boston
BELMONT, Mass.—Responding to a demand among university students and young professionals for Armenian-language driven outlets fostering creativity and professional development, Hamazkayin Eastern...
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Peter Balakian offers keynote address at Capitol Hill commemoration of the...
Three American heroes of Genocide education and prevention: Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Peter Balakian, Armenian Genocide Education Act author Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), and Dr. Khatchig...
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Promoting Genocide Education in Argentina
Emilio Alberto Salvatierra presenting at the Immaculate Conception School in Tucumán, Argentina Although the Armenian Genocide occurred in 1915 and Argentina recognized it in 1987, many young people...
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Art creating action: Artist Nairi Afrikyan transmits a new perspective of the...
“Memory is still alive,” new media, 49.2 W x 78.7 H x 2 D in., Nairi Afrikyan, United Kingdom London-based artist Nairi Afrikyan understands the implicit importance of utilizing one’s own tools of...
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Police arrest hundreds of protesters demanding Pashinyan’s resignation
Police have detained hundreds of protesters during ongoing mass rallies demanding the resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and warning against the concession of Artsakh to Azerbaijan....
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“Lowering the bar” is the nightmare that defines this chapter
The citizens of Artsakh are like most people in this world. They want a good life for their children, a chance to make a decent living and to prepare for a prosperous future. They dream about their...
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Eastern USA stands with Artsakh
While under Soviet rule, and soon after the massacres of Sumgait in 1988, the citizens of Artsakh passed a referendum to join Armenia. In 1991, another referendum was passed to establish the Nagorno...
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Thank you, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves
Hearing the news that Mississippi recognized the Armenian Genocide was overwhelming. As an Armenian American, descendant of Genocide survivors, and Mississippi state resident, I have, for years,...
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“Poets in Conversation” at NAASR to feature Susan Barba and Shahe Mankerian
BELMONT, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will host a literary evening titled “Poets in Conversation” with authors Susan Barba and Shahé Mankerian on Tuesday,...
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2022 Armenian Night at the Pops to feature violinist Diana Adamyan in Boston...
Diana Adamyan (Photo: Bauer-Schmitz) BOSTON, Mass. – The Friends of Armenian Culture Society will present the 69th annual Armenian Night at the Pops on Wednesday, June 8 at 8:00 p.m. This year, violin...
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Turkey’s Endgame in the Normalization Process with Armenia
Serdar Kılıç and Ruben Rubinyan The Armenia–Turkey normalization process was officially launched on January 14, 2022 when special representatives – the Deputy Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Ruben...
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Book Release and Reading of Tenny Arlen’s Book of Armenian Verse
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Friday, May 20, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. PST, the release of Tenny Arlen’s book of Armenian verse entitled Կիրքով ըսելու՝ ինչո՞ւ հոս եմ (To Say with Passion: Why Am I Here?) will take...
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