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Light Versus Darkness
Over these last several months, we all have had to deal with changes in our daily routines. Sometimes we may even wonder if these changes will prevent us from accomplishing the plans that we have for...
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US House Intelligence Authorization Act to Shine Spotlight on Azerbaijani...
House Select Committee on Intelligence Chair Adam Schiff (D-CA) includes a measure in the FY2021 Intelligence Authorization Act (H.R.7856) which calls for greater accountability on the use of force on...
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Never Again
Retired Lieutenant General Hayk Kotanjian By LTG (Retired) Hayk Kotanjian, Full Professor, D.Sc. Strategic analysts monitoring the dynamics of the no-war, no-peace situation in the volatile and...
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In Memory of George Kamajian
The late George Kamajian and Alice (nee Deradoorian) Kamajian George Krikor Kamajian of Thousand Oaks, California (formerly of Havertown, Pennsylvania) passed away peacefully on July 30, 2020. Husband,...
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AMAA Awards Scholarships to 85 Students in North America
PARAMUS, NJ – The Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) awarded $221,300 in direct scholarship grants to 85 worthy students for the academic year 2020-2021 attending colleges and...
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Major Explosion Devastates Beirut
Massive explosion rocks Beirut on August 4 BEIRUT—A massive explosion devastated the capital of Lebanon on Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing widespread damage and injuries across the city....
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ANCA Fact-Checking False Parity
US diplomats and American media outlets are both guilty of fake parity – an artificial evenhandedness that strives to equate Armenia and Azerbaijan, despite the Armenian people’s remarkable progress...
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ARS stands with Lebanon and the Armenian community
The Armenian Relief Society extends its deepest condolences to the families of the victims of the calamity in Lebanon on Aug 4, 2020. We express our support to the Lebanese people and our compatriots...
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Remembering Gregory E. Areshian
Gregory at the Getty Center in 2019 By Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky and Emily Uyeda Kantrim On August 1, 2020, the field of Armenian archaeology lost one of its most dedicated scholars, Dr. Gregory...
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The Explosion: Lebanon Isn’t What Lebanon Was
(Photo: Shahen Araboghlian) The most beautiful sunset I’d seen over the Beirut horizon was only yesterday. It was a magnificent fusion of smooth, peachy orange; pink cotton candy; with a bright blue...
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Armenia extends hand to Lebanon after deadly explosion
YEREVAN—The Armenian government is mobilizing to provide emergency humanitarian assistance to Lebanon less than a day after a massive explosion devastated large parts of central Beirut. Armenian Prime...
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ANCA Calls for Emergency US Assistance to Lebanon
The ANCA national action campaign – anca.org/lebanon – calls for a robust relief, rebuilding, and development aid package for the people of Lebanon. WASHINGTON, DC – In the aftermath of a powerful...
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Edmen Shahbazyan Makes Patriotic Statement in First Career Defeat
Screenshot of Edmen Shahbazyan draped in the flag of Artsakh (Photo: @UFC/Twitter) For the first time in his life, Edmen Shahbazyan has experienced the sour taste of defeat. The young middleweight...
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AMAA Empowers Armenia’s Navur School in Tavush Region with New Physics Lab
Click to view slideshow. PARAMUS, NJ – In 2019, the “One Village” Consortium, which was initiated by the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), chose to assist the border village of Navur...
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It Takes a Village
Melankton and Haig Arslanian Djemaran, Class of 1998, principal Hratch Dasnabedian pictured in the center (Photo provided by author) Glued to my phone, scrolling through feeds, trying to hold back my...
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Dandeegeen Diaries—Chapter 16: Kebab
Summer is in full swing, but something is missing. Absent for so many Armenian families during this pandemic summer is the traditional Armenian picnic. It is central to Armenian culture, where we...
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Ara Dinkjian with The Secret Trio and New York Gypsy All-Stars Live at...
As we attempt to push forward through a global pandemic, the quest to find solace in our everyday lives is more important than ever before. The medicinal effect of making and/or listening to music is...
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Beyond Motherhood: Powerful Women in Politics
This week in our empowerment series we meet three phenomenal women – U.S. Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA-18), U.S. Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA-14), and Speaker of the Maine House of...
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Memories made as Olympic Athletes
This week I would like to share two stories that are the result of this project. Barbara Tutelian is an old friend and a Boston Siamanto alumna. As with many of my AYF friends, I am not sure when and...
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Strengthening the Position of Armenia and Artsakh
Historically Armenians are a peaceful people. Most, if not all the wars they have fought are defensive in nature. In other words, someone else attacked and the Armenians were defending what was...
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