Chicago COVID-19 Crisis Team Aiding Local Armenians
Bags of fresh fruit, vegetables, pasta, etc., sit ready to be distributed to Chicago Armenian community members in need as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. GLENVIEW, Ill.—Since the onset of the...
View Article30th Navasartian Games Postponed Amid Global Pandemic
Over the past several weeks, the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak has shaken global markets and caused widespread disruption to everyone throughout the world. As the virus continues to spread around the...
View ArticleNew Jersey Armenian Community Relief Initiative Supporting Families,...
The New Jersey Armenian Community Relief Initiative and its COVID-19 Task Force have been working hard supporting local families during the global pandemic. The initiative was organized by the New...
View ArticleANCA-ER Celebrates 28th Anniversary of the Liberation of Shushi with Live...
WATERTOWN, Mass.–Join the ANCA Eastern Region on Saturday, May 9 at 6pm EDT for a virtual celebration on Facebook of the 28th anniversary of the Liberation of Shushi, the first significant Armenian...
View ArticleIn Memory of Evelyn Astorian
Evelyn Astorian (1930 -2020) Evelyn Astorian of Watertown, MA was born on March 27, 1930. The daughter to her late parents George and Agnes Nason of Malden, MA passed on May 8, 2020. She was the caring...
View ArticleEU, COAF Working with Families in Lori Region During Pandemic
EU and COAF supporting families in Lori With the support of the European Union (EU), the Children of Armenia Charitable Fund (COAF) has been providing exceptional humanitarian aid to 1000 families in...
View ArticleUWC Dilijan Hosting Virtual Open Days
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, officials at UWC Dilijan have decided to host an exciting online program to introduce the campus and its breathtaking surroundings of Diljian, Armenia....
View ArticleFund for Armenian Relief, Michael Aram Award Inaugural Scholarship
Michael Aram welding branches By Margarita Arakelyan A collaboration between Fund for Armenian Relief (FAR) and Michael Aram has led to the launch of a new scholarship program for those from...
View ArticleANCA-Eastern Region Celebrates 28th Anniversary of the Liberation of Shushi
ANCA-ER Executive Director Aram Balian joined special guests George Aghjayan, ARF Eastern Region Central Committee Chair, as well as Khajag Mgrdichian, ARF Eastern Region Central Committee member and...
View ArticleIrritants XXIV
Unbelievable…well, maybe not given its leader’s questionable relationship with legality, and disgusting, and politicized, and erosion of the law, and unprecedented according to experts in the field. In...
View ArticleArmenian Heritage Park Presents New Series, Celebrating What Unites Us
“Armenian Heritage Park is a treasured place in the heart of the city” is often heard. During these many weeks of isolation during this COVID-19 pandemic, many are commenting on social media what...
View ArticleLibya’s Interim Government Recognizes the Armenian Genocide Once Again
Demonstrations in Bayda, Libya against the regime of Muammar Gaddafi, the fall of which left the country with two governments, only one of which has passed a resolution recognizing the Armenian...
View ArticleARS Eastern US Chapters, Supporters Donate $25,000 to Lebanon Emergency Relief
WATERTOWN, Mass. – The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of the Eastern US has announced that it is donating $25,000 to the ARS Central Executive Board in response to the Lebanon Emergency Appeal for...
View ArticleSpotlight: AYF Junior Joins ANCA on the Advocacy Front Lines to #SaveArtsakhAid
AYF “Sardarabad” Junior Chapter member U. Lori Talero-Kazandjian added her voice to the #SaveArtsakhAid effort, preparing a 90-second video in support of the ANCA campaign for continued U.S. aid for...
View ArticleUsing Faith to Confront Life’s Troubling Giants
While we are still experiencing social distancing from each other, I come to tell you that you are not distant from your church. Your pastors, rest assured, are praying every day for you and asking...
View ArticleWhat is your story of inspiration?
During this time of the “Great Pause,” it can be mentally therapeutic to recall the moments that defined the direction of our lives. It may have been individuals, events or experiences that captured...
View ArticlePashinyan rules out restoring lockdown for now, vows to enforce social...
A scene outside a cafe in Yerevan with a bottle of hand sanitizer on the table and elderly women walking by, one wearing a mask and gloves (Photo: Raffi Elliott) YEREVAN—Authorities in Armenia will...
View ArticleLocal ARS Chapters Surprise Elderly on Mother’s Day
WATERTOWN, Mass. —Two local Armenian Relief Society (ARS) chapters brightened Mother’s Day for several elderly members of the Armenian community last weekend. Under the initiative and guidance of the...
View ArticleRemnants of the Sword
The term “remnants of the sword” or “kilic artigi” in Turkish is quite widespread in Turkey. It describes the members of an enemy group that survived the mass killing by Turks and now continue living...
View ArticleCoping During COVID-19
While a great deal of concern has been focused on the novel coronavirus’ proven threats to physical health, there is another acute, if not immediately recognized, health crisis looming with equally...
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