Painter Samsonian’s Family Promotes His Artistic Legacy
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff NEW YORK — Cubist-Impressionist Simon Samsonian (1912-2003) painted for six decades in Egypt and in the United States. Orphaned as a toddler by the murder of his...
View Article‘Artist at War’ Website Gives Voice to Artists From War-Torn Regions
KITTERY, Maine — Artists at War – offering testimonies of creative minds affected by brutalities of our times – today announced a new multi-media platform dedicated to bringing first-hand interviews...
View ArticleTurkey’s Erdogan Issues Ultimatum to US
By Dorian Jones ISTANBUL (Voice of America) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued an ultimatum to the United States to choose between Turkey and Syrian Kurds. US forces have been working...
View ArticleTurkish-Armenian Newspaper Editor Haddeciyan’s 90th Birthday Celebrated
ISTANBUL – Armenian Minister of the Diaspora Hranoush Hakobyan and many writers in Armenia, Turkey and other parts of the world sent author and journalist Robert Haddejian letters of congratulations on...
View ArticleBarsamian Works to Revitalize Armenian Assembly
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff WATERTOWN – Anthony J. Barsamian has become a prominent figure representing Armenian-Americans today through his work with the Armenian Assembly of America. As a...
View ArticleAnthony Barsamian Becomes First Armenian Head of Mass. Council of Churches
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff FRAMINGHAM, Mass. — Armenian-American lawyer and political activist Anthony Barsamian is heavily involved in the life of the Armenian Church of the Holy Translators...
View ArticleMP Paylan Continues to Raise Issue of Turkey-Armenia Border
ISTANBUL (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Turkish Parliament’s Commission on Planning and Budget has discussed the issue of increasing the number of large trade centers, Ermenihaber.am reports....
View ArticleRecipe Corner:Mashed Potato and Leek Soup
4 large baking potatoes, washed, peeled and diced into 1/2 inch cubes 5 large leeks, white parts only, sliced in 1/4 inch slices and thoroughly washed 2-3 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 large white...
View ArticleCharles Garabedian Dies at 92 California Artist’s Colorful Paintings Belied...
By Jill Leovy LOS ANGELES (Los Angeles Times) — Charles Garabedian, modern artist of mythological themes, who was raised in East L.A., fought Air Force missions in World War II and studied history...
View ArticleArmenians in Myanmar
By Noeme Chahenian YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar is not the first destination that comes to mind while planning a vacation. It does not have the breathtaking skyline of Hong Kong or the amazing beaches of...
View ArticleArmenia’s UN Representative Says Azerbaijan Is Threat to People of Artsakh
NEW YORK (Public Radio of Armenia) — On February 15, Representative of Armenia to the United Nations, Ambassador Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, delivered a statement during the Security Council Open Debate on...
View ArticleMatched Donor’s Stem Cells Harvested in Yerevan for Her Brother in Australia
LOS ANGELES — Karine Tshgnavoryan would have never known that only she could have helped save the life of her brother in Australia, if a month ago the Australian Bone Marrow Donor Registry had not...
View ArticleApples in Square Boxes Grin at Me
The Armenian Genocide in Literature, by Rubina Peroomian Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute, 2015 Apples in Square Boxes Grin at Me By Arpine Konyalian Grenier Here is Prof. Rubina Peroomian with...
View ArticleRecipe Corner By Christine Vartanian Datian
Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup light or dark brown sugar 1/2 cup canola oil 1/2 cup apple sauce 2 large eggs, beaten 2 ripe bananas, mashed 2-3 tablespoons fresh orange juice 1 tablespoon...
View ArticleTribute: Remembering Jean Gazarian, Witness to UN History
NEW YORK (UN News Centre/New York Times) — Jean Gazarian died on January 18, 2016. He was an international civil servant who, working under every Secretary-General of the United Nations, spent more...
View ArticleTribute: Actor and Director Fazlian Played Important Role in Armenian and...
By Hagop Vartivarian I am happy that in those distant places with large Armenian populations, the foundation of the Armenian dramatic arts exists, one of the initiators of which is a youth educated...
View ArticlePanel Presents Personal Perspectives on Karabagh at Northeastern University
By Aram Arkun Mirror-Spectator Staff BOSTON – The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), with the cosponsorship of the Northeastern University Armenian Students Association,...
View ArticleA Special Day in the German Bundestag
By Muriel Mirak-Weissbach Special to the Mirror-Spectator BERLIN — Will the German Bundestag ever make up its mind about the genocide? This is the question raised last October when the news broke that...
View ArticleGeorge S. Yacoubian, Sr. Dies
BROOMALL, Penn. — George S. Yacoubian, Sr., 79, of Broomall died on February 29, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a lengthy struggle with pancreatic cancer. Born in 1936 in Philadelphia to...
View ArticleStrange and Wonderful Dimensions at Armenian Museum Exhibit
WATERTOWN — On Sunday, March 13, at 2 p.m., the Armenian Museum of America will host the opening of a new exhibition titled “The Lost Empire: The Show You Haven’t Seen Before,” by Arevik Tserunyan. The...
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