Senator Dole Honored as Hero of Responsibility and Principle by Genocide...
WASHINGTON — The National Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide Centennial (NCAGC) honored Senator Bob Dole earlier this month with the organization’s Survivor’s Gratitude Award in the category of...
View ArticleArmenian Genocide Centennial Volunteers Applauded in Nation’s Capital
Armenian Genocide Centennial Volunteers Applauded in Nation’s Capital By Florence Avakian WASHINGTON — It was both an appreciative occasion and one filled with reflection for the more than 2,500...
View ArticleFormer Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, Sr. Receives Tribute at US Congress
WASHINGTON — On September 30, Armenian President Serge Sargisian took part in a reception held by the International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation at the United States’ Congress. The reception was...
View ArticleTeam Coco Lands in Armenia
LOS ANGELES (Combined sources) — Conan O’Brien is on the road again, this time journeying to Armenia in the latest of a series of ongoing efforts to mix up his TV routine. The results of O’Brien’s...
View ArticleCommuniqué by the Tekeyan Cultural Association: Arshag Dickranian School in...
It is a sign of the times that any project or mission in the diaspora tasked to preserve the Armenian heritage gradually will face harder challenges, the school mission being perhaps the most taxing...
View Article2015 Frankfurt Book Fair: New Studies on Armenia
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator FRANKFURT, Germany — Among the hundreds of thousands of new titles exhibited at the Frankfurt book fair, the largest such fair in the world,...
View ArticleAkh’tamar Dance Ensemble’s Remarkable Performance Offers ‘Rebirth’
By Hagop Vartivarian LODI, N.J. — This year our community and most all of its organizations commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in their own unique way. Among them was NJ’s...
View ArticleA True Salt of the Earth: A Tribute to Watertown’s Mayram Gulbahar Gigiyan Cinar
By Ludér Tavit Sahagian WATERTOWN (Tab) — The year is 1915. The world is engulfed in warfare. In the cradle of civilization, an unprecedented genocide against the first Christian nation is festering....
View ArticleRace Against Time: Archeologists Dig at Karmir Blur Site Before Road...
By Hrant Galstyan YEREVAN (Hetq) — A new road designed to bypass the western portion of Yerevan will be constructed atop the Karmir Blur (Red Hill), a famous historical landmark in Armenia. Excavations...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Kurdish Aspirations for the Armenians?
By Edmond Y. Azadian The Kurds in the Middle East are within a hair’s breadth of reaching their historic national aspirations; Iraqi Kurdistan is already a political reality because Iraq’s territorial...
View ArticleYerazArt Celebrates Music with Concert and Reception
By Alin K. Gregorian Mirror-Spectator Staff WINCHESTER, Mass. — The volunteers of YerazArt put together yet another elegant soirée on October 3 to raise funds for young musicians in Armenia. This year...
View ArticleArmenian Embassy Celebrates 24th Anniversary of Independence
By Danielle Saroyan WASHINGTON — On Thursday, October 8, the Embassy of Armenia to the United States hosted a reception in honor of Armenian Independence Day. More than 100 people gathered at the...
View ArticleJubilee Celebration and Concert
By Kevork Keushkerian LOS ANGELES — Under the auspices of the Armenian General Benevolent Union’s Western District Committee, Krikor Satamian Theater Group organized a Jubilee Celebration and Concert...
View ArticleFusing the Visual and Audio Worlds through Armenian Folk
By Rachel Onanian Nadjarian NEW YORK — As an ethnic people with roots in the Caucasus, Armenians continuously seek to maintain a connection to their rich history and cultural identity. While language,...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Chickpea and Green Bean Salad with Lemon Lebni, Parsley and...
A hearty salad that is big on flavor and full of healthy ingredients can be fast and delicious. Ingredients 4 cups cooked chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 1 cup cooked fresh green beans, diced into medium...
View ArticleFormer House Speaker Dennis Hastert to Plead Guilty in Sexual Abuse...
Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert to Plead Guilty in Sexual Abuse Hush-Money Case CHICAGO (Reuters) — Former US House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to plead guilty in a hush-money case stemming...
View ArticleRecognition, Realpolitik and the Ravages of War
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — No one engaged in efforts to have the Armenian Genocide officially recognized — at whatever level and in whatever venue — can suffer...
View ArticleAGBU Garbis Papazian Award Given to Jose Antonio Gurriaran
BARCELONA — On September 25, AGBU and the Associació Cultural Armenia de Barcelona [Armenian Cultural Association of Barcelona] (ACAB) honored writer José Antonio Gurriarán with the AGBU Garbis...
View ArticleHoly Trinity Armenian Church Honors Deacon James M. Kalustian, on October 18
BY SETA A. BUCHTER CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — “Parishioner of the Year,” Deacon James M. Kalustian was feted at the Annual Church Banquet of Holy Trinity Armenian Church held on Sunday, October 18. The Divine...
View ArticleSt. Nersess Seminary on the Threshold of a New Era
By Hagop Vartivarian NEW YORK –Armenian benefactors Haig and Elza Didizian will be honored on November 22, for their donation toward the construction of new buildings at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary....
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