There has been much discussion and disappoint at President Barack Obama’s failure to use the word “genocide” in his first annual April 24 statement to the Armenian American community. Although the term “Medz Yeghern” was […]
My colleague Khatchig Mouradian, the editor of the Armenian Weekly, reported on May 6 that requests to interview Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian while he was in Washington were denied. This is most troubling, especially at […]
Growing up in Massena, N.Y., Aaron Bogosian played sports—any sport he could play—but he was most interested in hockey. “Since the age of three, I wanted to play hockey. My father played football and so […]
YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) kicked off its campaign for the May 31 Yerevan municipal polls with a tree planting ceremony and campaign rally, where the party presented its election platform. A major election contender, […]
In a statement, Reporters Without Borders condemned the fact that the video-sharing website YouTube has been inaccessible in Turkey for the past 12 months. Access has not been restored since it was blocked exactly one […]
Encouraging Youth to Contact Representatives By Michelle Hagopian By now most of you know about the legislation calling for the United States president to formally recognize the Armenian Genocide, which was introduced in the U.S. […]
Janigian’s New Novel ‘Riverbig’ Tells the Story of California’s Early Armenian Community in Epic Saga WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—It might be a bit too glib or give the wrong impression to say that Aris Janigian’s newest […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—On May 5, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in Washington. Before the meeting, Clinton said, “The relationship between the United States and Armenia is a very […]
Visits with 16 legislators during marathon day of meetings on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON—His Eminence Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan, Prelate of the Armenian Apostolic Church of the Eastern United States, called on Members of Congress to speak […]
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators and Representatives recently called for increased vigilance and activism against genocide and genocide denial in floor statements commemorating the Armenian Genocide, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). The major themes of […]
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