Recipe Corner: Guest Recipe: Yeranouhe Nanny’s Sarma Gurgood
Recipe and photo courtesy of Robyn Kalajian at TheArmenianKitchen.com Robyn Kalajian says this is one of her favorite summer recipes that her maternal grandmother used to make called Sarma Gurgood....
View ArticleHow Armenian-American Georgek Anjargolian Helps Artsakh: Video Report
By Haykaram Nahapetyan YEREVAN — For three years in a row now, Armenian-American Georgek Angargolian has been doing walking tours to Artsakh. In 2017 he walked from the town of Goris of Syunik region...
View ArticleZoryan Institute and AUA Launch New Center for Oral History
YEREVAN and TORONTO — The Zoryan Institute and the American University of Armenia (AUA) are pleased to announce the launch of the Zoryan Institute and AUA Center for Oral History. The Zoryan Institute...
View ArticleParis Mayor Awards TUMO CEO Papazian with French Chevalier Title
PARIS (Panorama.am) — The CEO of the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies Marie Lou Papazian was awarded last month the title of Chevalier, “knight,” by the Ordre des Palmes Académiques, an order...
View ArticleGlendale Unified Names Glendale Resident as District’s First-Ever Female...
GLENDALE (Los Angeles Times) — Seventeen men have held the position of Glendale Unified School District superintendent, dating back to Richardson D. White in 1913. On Tuesday, May 21, the district’s...
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Primate Findikyan Leads First Service as Bishop at St. Vartan
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — On Saturday, May 18, the Primate of the Eastern American Diocese, Bishop Daniel Findikyan, celebrated his first Episcopal Badarak in America before more than a thousand...
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NAASR Spring Benefit Hosted by Dr. Seda and Vartan Keshishian
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) held a benefit dinner at the historic home of Dr. Seda and Vartan Keshishian on May 18. The Keshishian home, which...
View ArticleDr. Levon Avdoyan Receives SAS Life-Time Achievement Award
WASHINGTON — On Thursday, May 16, the Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) co-sponsored a special evening honoring Dr. Levon Avdoyan, longtime area specialist for Armenia and Georgia at the African and...
View ArticleChurch-State Relations in Armenia
The Armenian Church has played a central role in Armenian history. When Armenia lost its sovereignty, the church replaced the role of the state. That is apparent particularly in the Ottoman era. The...
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Janigian Discusses with Susan Barba His Novels, Literature and Life
WATERTOWN – The Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Boston Chapter and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) New England District presented a literary evening on May 15 with California novelist...
View ArticleArmenian Leaders Mark First Republic Anniversary
YEREVAN — Armenia’s political and religious leaders, including Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians and President Armen Sarkissian attended the...
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TCA Metro Los Angeles Chapter Hosts Community-Wide Meeting with Rep. Judy Chu
ALTADENA, Calif. — On Friday, May 24, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Metro Los Angeles Chapter was pleased to host a community-wide meet and greet with Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA-27), a...
View ArticleAthlete Aren Karapetian from Artsakh Won Gold in Berlin: Video Report
Edited by Haykaram Nahapetyan Mirror-Spectator Video Correspondent STEPANAKERT – Artsakh’s young athletes win medals in Europe. During the most recent European Kyokushin karate championship in Germany...
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Buck Kartalian: ‘Being Armenian Is Important for Me’
By Artsvi Bakhchinyan Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN/MISSION HILLS, Calif. (2004–2019) – On May 25, 2004, I met American stage and film actor Buck Kartalian at the Ararat Eskijian Museum in...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Stateless Diplomat’ Captures Essence of Diana Apcar
The documentary “The Stateless Diplomat” brings attention to the legacy of Diana Agabeg Apcar, the first female Armenian diplomat and possibly one of the first female diplomats ever. And with its...
View ArticleRecipe Corner: Bulgur with Eggs and Tomatoes (Havgitov Kufta)
Contributed by Der Hayr Guiragossian Both of these recipes are courtesy of Adventures in Armenian Cooking. This outstanding collection of 200 recipes was originally published in 1973 by St. Gregory’s...
View ArticleBoyadjian Compositions to Be Performed at Three Concerts
LEXINGTON, Mass. — Lexington Grammy Nominee composer Hayg Boyadjian’s compositions will be performed at three venues in the month of June 2019. The first performance will take place at the Christ and...
View ArticleVelvet Revolution Photo Exhibit at United Nations
NEW YORK — The Permanent Mission of Armenia to the United Nations hosted a reception and a photo exhibition on May 28 entitled “Armenia’s Velvet revolution” at the UN headquarters. The event displayed...
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Artists Launch Creative Fundraising in Istanbul
ISTANBUL — People with autism require very special care, and there are precious few facilities providing adequate facilities and personnel to deal with their needs. Armenia is fortunate to have one...
View ArticleFirst American-Born Bishop Presides over ACYOA Weekend
By Harry Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The youth convention in January, 1946 at which the Armeian Church Youth Organizaiton of America (ACYOA) was founded, was presided...
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