After a century, bankrupt Turkey wasting huge sums to deny Armenian Genocide
The Turkish government’s denial of the Armenian Genocide is as futile as a man who repeatedly hits his head against the wall, hoping the wall will give way. For more than a century, successive Turkish...
View ArticleA short visit to Armenia becomes an indefinite stay
Erfan Falahi A four-month stay in Armenia and experience life like the locals: this was the initial intention of Erfan Falahi when he came to Armenia. Similarities between Armenian and Iranian...
View ArticleHow pro-Artsakh advocacy helped me find my community voice
Christian Yerelekian (second from right) with fellow 2022 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Interns Natali Matossian, Victoria Topalian, and Gregory Codilian just prior to a Congressional meeting advocating for...
View ArticleConnecting Communities to Advance the Armenian Cause
Ani Jamgotchian (second from right) with ANCA Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan and fellow Leo Sarkisian, Maral Melkonian Avetisyan, and Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program interns...
View ArticleAlex saves Artsakh
Alex Arzumanyan, 11, with his mother and sister in Sisian at a summer camp supported by UNICEF in partnership with UNDP’s Impact Aim Venture Accelerator Innovative Solutions and Technologies Center and...
View ArticleAghavno’s Fight for Survival
Aghavno village The future of the idyllic red-roofed Aghavno village, nestled on the riverbank of the same name, is imperiled again. Aghavno is strategically significant for its location along the...
View ArticleANCA Senate testimony shines spotlight on Azerbaijan’s ethnic-cleansing of...
In ANCA testimony submitted on June 30th, Government Affairs Director Tereza Yerimyan urged Senate appropriators to allocate $50 million in U.S. aid to Artsakh to help its families “rebuild their lives...
View ArticleAMAA’s Mission in the Bordering Villages of Armenia and Artsakh
Winter 2022 edition of the AMAA magazine Very often in times of need, we suddenly hear the doorbell ringing. When we open the door, we discover a friend or a relative is there to help us, secret angels...
View ArticleWhat does freedom mean?
“Give me liberty, or give me death!” Patrick Henry delivering his great speech on the rights of the colonies, before the Virginia Assembly, convened at Richmond, March 23rd 1775, concluding with the...
View ArticleArtsakh youth opening new horizons: Part 2
Earlier this year, I introduced you to five young and bright people from Artsakh. The positive feedback motivated me to continue highlighting the youth and share the stories of more inspiring young...
View ArticleARS of Eastern USA awards 48 students with scholarships
WATERTOWN, Mass. — The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA is proud to announce that 48 graduate and undergraduate students have been selected to receive scholarships totaling $64,750. The...
View ArticleCOAF’s Summer Soirée raises $125K for Child & Family Center in Artsakh
12th Annual COAF Summer Soiree NEW YORK — The 12th Annual Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) Summer Soirée, held last last month in New York City, raised $125,000 for the establishment of a Child &...
View ArticleNBA coach Rex Kalamian leads Armenian national basketball team to victory in...
Armenian national basketball team wins the 2022 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries. (Photo: Facebook/Basketball Federation of Armenia) Rex Kalamian’s quest to bring Armenia basketball to...
View ArticleChain Theatre Play Festival to include Bompart play, Effigy
NEW YORK, NY – Effigy (currently listed by its former title, Idols) will be part of the selected voices that make up Chain Theatre Play Festival, a summer festival of New York City-based playwrights....
View ArticleThe Diaspora starts with individuals
The Armenian Diaspora was essentially created as a result of oppression. The early communities in the United States formed prior to the Genocide were a result of a lack of economic opportunity in the...
View ArticleA festive start to the 175th anniversary of the Armenian Evangelical Church
By Rev. L. Nishan Bakalian A full house inside the Aram Khachaturyan Concert Hall in Yerevan Armenian Evangelicals young and old from across the globe gathered inside the Aram Khachaturyan Concert...
View ArticleThe Return of Day Camp
Day campers smile for the camera underneath the iconic Camp Haiastan ‘welcome sign’ FRANKLIN, Mass.—It has been two long years at Camp Haiastan that the jewel fairy has not visited the sandpit at the...
View ArticleHead of Supreme Judicial Council resigns amid blackmail scandal
Gagik Jhangiryan (RA National Assembly) Armenia’s top judicial watchdog has failed to elect a replacement for its chairperson, who resigned last week after the release of a tape in which he threatened...
View ArticleFrom New York…it’s SNL set decorator Kim Kachougian
Kim Kachougian, May 20, 2022 (Photo By Tiffany Franco / NBC) The Armenian community is fortunate to have a number of women pursuing creative careers and businesses. One of these women is Kim...
View ArticleANCA backs NDAA amendments promoting Artsakh’s survival, Armenia’s security
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is mobilizing on Capitol Hill and in Congressional districts across America to hold Azerbaijan and Turkey accountable for their ethnic...
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