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Richard Martin “Dick” Kazanjian – an “Officer and a Gentle Man”
Richard Martin “Dick” Kazanjian (1935-2020) Richard Kazanjian died peacefully at his Burlington, Massachusetts home surrounded by his loving family and friends on February 29, 2020. Born September 8,...
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ONEArmenia and Author Vahan Zanoyan Launch Armenian Wine History and Tasting...
YEREVAN, SANTA MONICA—ONEArmenia (1A) and author Vahan Zanoyan have launched a multi-city US book and Armenian wine tasting tour, in support of 1A’s WineCubes of Armenia project, helping winemaking...
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Remnants of an Old Armenian Village Near Ankara
A graveyard in Stanoz (Photo: Argun Konuk/FellowPrimo) Last summer, Argun Konuk, a 24-year-old Turkish travel and history enthusiast, published an article about the Armenian village of Stanoz located...
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Researchers Asya Darbinyan and Knar Khachatryan Awarded Vartan Gregorian...
Asya Darbinyan and Knar Khachatryan, 2019-2020 Vartan Gregorian Scholarship Recipients Asya Darbinyan with a research project Armenian Refugees of the War and Genocide and Russian Imperial...
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NAASR, ATP Join Forces to Report on Forests and Armenia’s Green Revolution
ATP’s Operations Manager Arthur Harutyunyan inspects pine trees planted in the Hrant Dink Memorial Forest together with Forest Summit keynote speaker Anthony Davis of Oregon State University College of...
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AYF-YOARF Condemns Screening of Zangezur
The Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation Eastern USA (AYF- YOARF Eastern USA) strongly condemns the selection and screening of the film “Zangezur”...
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Service to Church and Community the Theme of Vartanantz Day in Providence
Altar servers and choir members surrounding Archbishop Tanielian and reverend clergy (Photo: Berge Zobian) PROVIDENCE, RI—In a hallmark moment for the local community, the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian...
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Local Marash Armenians Honor Centennial Anniversary of Heroic Battle
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Many of those who gathered in the basement of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church after badarak on Sunday were not simply Armenian, but rather proud Marashtsi Armenians. “When two...
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Officials, locals remain cautious, as no new coronavirus cases reported in...
YEREVAN—Streets in central Yerevan were conspicuously empty on Monday morning following Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s public confirmation of Armenia’s first coronavirus case. The patient, a 29-year...
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ARS Cambridge “Shushi” Chapter’s Sold-Out Masquerade Ball Surpasses Goal for...
ARS members from Cambridge, Watertown and Lowell (Photo: Salbe A. Photography) Photos by Salbe A. Photography CAMBRIDGE, Mass.— The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Cambridge “Shushi” Chapter hosted over...
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The Thin Line Between Peace and Justice: Madrid or Munich?
It has been almost two years since the future was restored in Armenia. Nikol Pashinyan and the thousands who peacefully took to the streets in the early spring of 2018 should forever be remembered as...
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ARF Celebrates 130 Years, Hai Tahd Conference, Artsakh Elections Kick-Off
Arsakh President Bako Sahakian presents “Medal of Gratitude” to ARF Bureau Chairman Hagop Der Khatchadourian Last week, the International Hai-Tahd conference was held in Yerevan and Artsakh. This was...
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You Can’t Escape Destiny
I was never one to believe in destiny. But, as the Armenian proverb says, you can’t escape it. Earlier this month, I randomly googled my mother’s maiden name. In the list of search results, “Charles...
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Boston Globe columnist exposes opposition to mandatory genocide education
On the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, Boston Globe columnist Kevin Cullen wrote in detail about the opposition to a bill requiring that examples of genocide be taught in Massachusetts...
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I AM NOT ALONE Coming to US Theaters April 10
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The highly anticipated Armenian revolution film I AM NOT ALONE has just dropped its official trailer and announced its United States theatrical release. After sweeping awards at the...
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In Loving Memory of Sonia Shiragian Blackwell
Sonia Shiragian Blackwell (1928-2020) Sonia Shiragian Blackwell passed away at McLeod Hospice House on March 3, 2020, with her loving family by her side. She was born in New York, NY on February 22,...
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Columbia University to Host Talk on The Politics of Early Armenian Migration...
Dr. David E. Gutman, Associate Professor of history at Manhattanville College, will present his recently published book The Politics of Armenian Migration to North America, 1885-1915 (Edinburgh Univ....
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Christina Maranci to Present New Discoveries at Ani Cathedral at NAASR
BELMONT, Mass.—The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and Dadian-Oztemel Chair in Armenian Art and Architecture at Tufts University will present an illustrated lecture by...
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Detroit Community Celebrates ARF’s 129th Anniversary, Dedicates New Gym
Click to view slideshow. DEARBORN, Mich.—The Detroit Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Azadamard Gomideh chose the party’s 129th anniversary celebration to unveil and dedicate the Armenian...
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Armenian Americans Gather in Support of Rep. Krishnamoorthi
ANC of Illinois members (l-r) Hagop Soulakian, Hagop Jehizian and Greg Bedian with Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (second from right) at an event hosted by Armenian Americans in support of the Congressman’s...
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