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Armenian Girls Uncover the Past at Archaeology Camp
By Linda Glaser On the slopes of Mt. Aragats, the tallest mountain in Armenia, archaeologists are painstakingly uncovering the ancient past. Six Armenian girls got an insider’s view as participants in...
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Another Armenian Serviceman Found Dead
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenian serviceman Andranik Mkrtchyan (b. 1991) was found dead at the Armenian Armed Forces N Military Unit on Aug. 20 with a gunshot wound in his jaw. Armenian serviceman Andranik...
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The (ANCA LSI) Summer of ’17
By Shant Eulmessekian ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship (LSI) Participant, 2017 Glendale Community College I apologize in advance if what you are about to read is too sentimental or dramatic, but as I...
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New Hamazkayin Chapter Established in Worcester
WORCESTER, Mass.—Members of the Worcester Armenian community recently came together to establish the Worcester chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society. The chapter’s...
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Armenia’s Artur Aleksanyan Becomes World Wrestling Champion for Third Time
PARIS (A.W.)—Reigning Armenian Olympic champion Artur Aleksanyan became the world Greco-Roman Wrestling champion (98 kg) after beating Russia’s Musa Yevloyev 3-1 by decision at the World Wrestling...
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‘Pan-Armenian Council’ to be Discussed at Armenia-Diaspora Conference in...
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—Armenian President Serge Sarkisian is pressing ahead with plans to form an advisory “pan-Armenian council” that will consist of senior officials from Armenia and representatives of its...
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A Transition: From Boston to D.C.
By Taleen Simonian Boston University, Class of 2019 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship Participant, 2017 Being a Bostonian means having a handful of inherent characteristics: a devotion to local sports...
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Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan Assesses Khosrov Forest...
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Armenia’s Minister of Nature Protection Artsvik Minasyan recently provided updates on the firefighting mission and the damages caused by the Khosrov State Reserve fire, in a press...
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Made of Flesh, a Man
Special for the Armenian Weekly Note: The author’s roots can be traced back to Cilicia, Everek, and Yozgat. The Armenians of Yozgat were known for their wrestling (ըմբշամարտ) skills. This piece of...
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Maksim Manukyan Becomes World Greco-Roman Wrestling (80 kg) Champion
Armenia Claims Second Gold Medal at World Championship PARIS (A.W.)—Armenia’s Maksim Manukyan became the world Greco-Roman Wrestling champion (80 kg) after beating Belarusian Radik Koulin 5-2 at the...
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Eleven Families Receive New Apartments in Gyumri
GYUMRI, Armenia (Asbarez)—After decades of waiting and living in makeshift homes, 11 families, mainly elderly residents of Armenia’s second largest city who survived the 1988 earthquake, received...
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Matevosian’s Video for Bei Ru’s ‘Tortoisehead’ Selected for Austin Music...
Music Video Features Armenian-American Artist Vahe Berberian AUSTIN, Tex. (A.W.)—The music video for Armenian-American music producer and composer Bei Ru’s “Tortoisehead” has been selected to be...
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ARS of Eastern U.S. Continues to Support AYF Camp Haiastan
WATERTOWN, Mass.—It is no secret that the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) has and always will support the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Camp Haiastan in its endeavors. The fact is that the ARS has been...
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Three Apples: The Relic
Once there was and there was not… that place 100 years ago that my ancestors survived, where teenage boys were hastily dressed as girls, young women married off to foreigners, and infants given up to...
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Mari Manoogian Launches Bid for State Representative in Michigan’s 40th District
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—Mari Manoogian, a third-generation Armenian American, has announced her candidacy for the Michigan State House of Representatives’ 40th District, representing Birmingham, Bloomfield...
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Charlottesville: White Is Not a Color
Special to the Armenian Weekly A friend of mine, a zoologist, once told me that chimpanzees are gorgeous animals, and that the recurrent claim they are ugly comes from a fear and a suspicion of...
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ANCA Supporters Rally behind Congressional Armenian Caucus Republican...
Discuss Shared Commitment Toward Securing U.S. Support for Artsakh Demining Efforts LOS ANGELES—Friends, supporters, and leaders of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) joined with...
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In Appreciation of Boston’s Armenian Heritage Park
By Steven Vilkas The Japanese have the word komorebi, which roughly translates to the sunlight filtering through the trees. The beauty of this sight was all around us at the last “Tea and Tranquility”...
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Proceeds from ‘Women of Ararat’ R.I. Performance to Support Women’s...
CRANSTON, R.I.—A group of Rhode Island Armenian women, led by Dorothy Martiesian, organized a successful seventh performance of Judith Boyajian Strang-Waldau’s play “Women of Ararat” onn April 30....
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ANCA Blasts Outgoing Minsk Group Co-Chair Ambassador Hoagland’s Lopsided...
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has blasted the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group interim U.S. Co-Chair Ambassador Richard...
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