History
Goodnight, Providence
In 1938, in Providence, Rhode Island, John “Johnny” Bejian was a 17-year-old with a very specific dream. Most of his friends wanted to be as talented as the phenomenal baseball player Joe DiMaggio, as famous […]
Special Reports
Investigations
How Azerbaijani lobbying influences American academia
In the summer of 2000, Svante Cornell drove a motorcycle from Azerbaijan to Turkey to deliver the first barrel of Caspian Sea oil along the newly inaugurated Baku-Ceyhan pipeline. His motorcycle was sponsored by Azercell, […]
History
Memorial Day in Fresno
Every year, on Memorial Day, many Armenian Americans travel to Ararat Armenian Cemetery in Fresno, California, to visit their deceased loved ones and honor the heroes who gave their lives for our freedom. By walking […]
History
Ruins to Memories: Uncovering the Last Armenian Church of Sivas
The church services had ended, and with the customary repetitions of “Krisdos haryav i merelots” behind us, we made our way to my grandparents’ house since they weren’t able to attend the service. With each […]
Research
Teaching about Resistance to Genocide
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 “I believe in the resistance as I believe there can be no light without shadow; or rather, no shadow unless there is […]
Reflections
Genocide and Women: Teaching about the roles women play in genocidal and post-genocidal societies
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 My first steps in teaching in the US were at Clark University as a doctoral student and teaching assistant for two exceptional […]
Commentary
Genealogy: “Useful in the toolkit of genocide education”
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 The impact of genocide lingers long after the initiation of the crime. Genocide scholarship today delves into the more nuanced ways in […]
Nonprofit News
Fast-tracking Armenian Genocide education in the US
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 “You’ve challenged us to tell the story. And we’re very eager to share that story…” said Genocide Education Project (GenEd) Teacher Fellow […]
Opinion
The Deadly Gap: Genocide Education and Artsakh’s Right to Survival
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 Genocide education can have many purposes. Whatever the level and type of education (elementary school, graduate school, public education through events or […]
Commentary
Transformative Education: Genocide education, the Armenian Genocide and reparations
Special Issue: Genocide Education for the 21st Century The Armenian Weekly, April 2023 My first encounter with Armenia and Artsakh happened in 1986 as an elementary school child in Jamaica. My sister was a history […]