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Taner Akçam Speaks at Washington Event Commemorating Genocide Anniversary
WASHINGTON — On Friday, April 26. Professor Taner Akçam, the Robert Aram, Marianne Kalousdian and Stephen and Marian Mugar Chair in Armenian Genocide Studies at Clark University presented his latest...
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Old Yerevan and Young Voices Clash
YEREVAN — It was a bitter cold evening in January 2019. The noise emanating from the construction site in the center of Yerevan during the day must have been deafening: heavy pounding of steam shovels...
View ArticleDr. Karin Markides Appointed AUA President
YEREVAN – The idea for the American University of Armenia (AUA) was born in the winter of 1989, a few months after the devastating Spitak earthquake. After this tragedy, Dr. Armen Der Kiureghian of the...
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Cher Shines at TD Garden
By Brenda Tavitian Special to the Mirror-Spectator BOSTON — Armenian-American pop legend, movie star and activist Cherilyn Sarkisian, also known by the single moniker Cher, performed at the TD Garden...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Faloodeh or Paludeh ye Shirazi
Recipe and photo contributed by Robyn Kalajian at thearmeniankitchen.com. Known as one of the earliest frozen desserts (The Encyclopedia of Jewish Food by Gil Marks dates it back to at least 400 BC),...
View ArticleVigil and Commemoration in Berlin
BERLIN — A central feature of the events organized every year by the Armenian community on April 24 is the demand that Turkey acknowledge the genocide. The AGA, a Working Group for Recognition, held a...
View ArticleRequiem Service At Washington’s St. Mary Armenian Church
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, May 12, a Requiem Service was conducted at St. Mary Armenian church here for the souls of all freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Artsakh....
View ArticleGovernor Increases Investment in Armenian American Museum
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Following a successful meeting and review of the Armenian American Museum by his policy director, Governor Gavin Newsom has included $5 million for the Armenian American Museum in...
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Edmond Azadian Feted in Metro Detroit Event
By Harry A. Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — The publication of Edmond Azadian’s Armenian-langue new book, Jamanakeh yev Jamanakakitsneroo Het (Time and …..) was presented...
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Honoring Our 1882 TexaHye Settlers
By Mihran Aroian PATTISON, Texas — On April 27, Pattison, with a population of 477, was site of a day-long festival to honor the Armenians who migrated to Waller County Texas more than 135 years ago...
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Holy Trinity Show Combines Variety and Talent
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Once again, the Charles and Nevart Talanian Cultural Hall of Holy Trinity Armenian Church was transformed by its Armenian Church Youth Organization (ACYOA) Junior and Senior members,...
View ArticleHelene Pilibosian Papers Available at Harvard
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The papers of Helene “Hosmig” Pilibosian (1906-2018), editor, publisher and poetry, are accessible now at the Schlesinger Library of Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University....
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The Revival of Berd in Tavush Marz
By Eva Medzorian Special to the Mirror-Spectator WINCHESTER, Mass. and BERD, Armenia — I wanted to evaluate the Velvet Revolution which took place in Armenia in 2018, so I again traveled far beyond my...
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Holy Trinity Show Combines Variety and Talent
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Once again, the Charles and Nevart Talanian Cultural Hall of Holy Trinity Armenian Church was transformed by its Armenian Church Youth Organization (ACYOA) Junior and Senior members,...
View ArticleArmenia Tree Project Partners with Boston Park
BOSTON — On Tuesday, Mary 14, several members of the Armenia Tree Project (ATP) partnered with the City of Boston and Boston’s Parks and Recreation Department to hold a commemorative tree planting in...
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Armenian Cultural Leaders Honored by LA Councilman Krekorian
LOS ANGELES — On Tuesday, April 30, City Council Member Paul Krekorian led the Los Angeles City Council presentation to commemorate the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in the City of Los...
View ArticleWhen Turkey Destroyed Its Christians
By Benny Morris and Dror Ze’evi Between 1894 and 1924, the number of Christians in Asia Minor fell from some 3-4 million to just tens of thousands — from 20 percent of the area’s population to under...
View ArticleAn American’s Journey to His Roots
By Matthew DeLong As a third generation Armenian-American boy growing up in a southern sunny suburban community nestled within the golden hills of San Jose, Calif., extended family get-togethers around...
View ArticleBig Love in a Small Package: Heartbreak in Yerevan
YEREVAN — It was my last day in Armenia. I had travelled there to report on the elevation of the Very Rev. Daniel Findikyan, the Primate of the Diocese of the Armenian Church of America (Eastern), to...
View ArticleKenneth Martin to Teach Photography Course in Yerevan
BOSTON — Prof. Kenneth Martin is headed to the American University of Armenia (AUA) in Yerevan to teach Photography! Joining AUA’s Summer Program 2019, Martin will teach “Lens on Armenia:...
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