Megerdichian Miniatures on Display
ATTLEBORO, Mass. — More than 30 years ago, Abraham Megerdichian created metal miniatures of everyday objects. His pieces are on exhibition through summer 2014 at the Attleboro Area Industrial Museum,...
View ArticleThe Last Armenians of Myanmar
By Andrew Whitehead YANGON (BBC World Service) — One of the oldest churches in Myanmar, also known as Burma, is struggling to keep going — its congregation only occasionally reaches double figures. But...
View ArticleCalifornia Senate recognizes Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Armenia Welcomes This
SACRAMENTO (ARKA/Armenpress) — The California State Senate, led by incoming Senate President Pro Tem Kevin De Leon, has passed Assembly member Mike Gatto’s Joint Resolution (AJR) 32 by an overwhelming...
View ArticleWisconsin Golf Fundraiser Raises $35,000 for Armenian Orphans in Syria
DELAFIELD, Wis. — The Wisconsin chapter of the Society for Orphaned Armenian Relief (SOAR) raised more than $35,000 at its golf outing fundraiser on behalf of needy Armenian orphans in Syria and...
View ArticleConsecration of St. Hovhaness Church in Berd to Take Place on September 14
FRESNO — The faithful in the town of Berd, the center of 16 villages of the Shamshadeen Region of the Tavoush Marz, Armenia, await the consecration on September 14 of the new St. Hovhaness Church,...
View ArticleNew Ottomanism on Track
By Edmond Y. Azadian No matter how much journalists and scholars question and ridicule the Turkish leadership’s dream to recreate the Ottoman Empire in the 21st century political realities, the newly...
View ArticleKaprielian Is Laboring for Common Good
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN — There are only a handful of Armenians in Massachusetts politics at any one time who are in the public eye. They become familiar figures for Armenians...
View ArticleArmenian, Azeri Presidents Meet in Wales
NEWPORT, Wales (Vestnik kavkaza) — Azerbaijani and Armenian Presidents Ilham Aliyev and Serge Sargisian and US Secretary of State John Kerry discussed the prospects of settling the Nagorno-Karabakh...
View ArticleTurkey Should Reconcile with its Past
By Eduard Nalbandian In international relations there are, unfortunately, cases of missed opportunities. The statement of Recep Tayyip Erdogan followed by the comments of other Turkish senior officials...
View ArticleNestle into Noor: A Cozy New Mediterranean Grill in Somerville
By Nancy Kalajian Special to the Mirror-Spectator SOMERVILLE, Mass. — Sitting in the air-conditioned comfort of Noor Mediterranean Grill on a warm summer’s day brought back memories of the restaurant’s...
View ArticleDetroit Tekeyan’s Evening of Poetry a Huge Success
By Lucy Ardash DETROIT — An evening of poetry sponsored by the Tekeyan Cultural Association of Detroit attracted a capacity audience at the beautiful galleries of Hagopian World of Rugs on Friday,...
View ArticleArmenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry Dedicates Walk of Life on Sept. 27 to...
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN — Superheroes come in all sizes. Just ask Fr. Arakel and Yn. Natasha Aljalian of St. James Armenian Church of Watertown. Their son, Gabriel, 5,...
View ArticleBasque Parliament Recognizes Nagorno-Karabagh Self-Determination
TOLOSA, Basque Country — On Friday, September 12, a European Union regional parliament has, for the first time in history, adopted a motion supporting the self-determination of Nagorno-Karabagh...
View ArticleLittle Sparrow of Armenia Spreads the Truth about Turkish Government Lies
By Rachel Melikian Dear Deniers of the Armenian Genocide, Turkey is officially claiming that since Armenians currently still live in this world, there could not have been an Armenian Genocide. I wonder...
View ArticleCaviar Diplomacy in Action
By Edmond Y. Azadian In recent months, investigative journalists unveiled the amount of money, caviar, gold bullion and political capital spent by the Azerbaijani government in the West and especially...
View ArticleArmenia’s Message and Mission at the World Forum
By Edmond Y. Azadian The world is in turmoil. The Middle East is once again a powder keg and new alignments are taking shape. The brutality of ISIS has captured the world attention and has upset the...
View ArticleUS Officials and Armenians Condemn Destruction of Armenian Church and...
WASHINGTON — On the same day as millions of Armenians in Armenia and around the world marked the 23rd anniversary of independence of the Republic of Armenia, Sunday, September 21, terrorists...
View ArticleCelebrating the Art of Vahan Tekeyan
By Kevork Keushkerian LOS ANGELES and FRESNO — Tekeyan Cultural Organization’s Los Angeles Chapter organized a special two-book presentation of Vahan Tekeyan’s selected poems on Thursday, September...
View ArticlePresident Serge Sargisian Addresses 69th Session of United Nations General...
NEW YORK — On Wednesday, September 24, during the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City, President Serge Sargisian of Armenia made a stand for recognition of the...
View ArticleStory of a Song… Long Forgotten, Now Remembered: Khani Yerka
By Dr. Carolann S. Najarian It took years for me to find the courage to listen to my father’s voice as he recorded it on 20 or more cassette tapes telling the stories of his village, Sheykh Hadji in...
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