I want to believe that every Armenian hopes for the day when the Turkish leadership acknowledges that the uprooting and murder of some 1.5 million Armenians was a genocide. Good men and women, highly motivated […]
Children today can take part in an endless variety of activities, from computer games to piano lessons, from soccer practice to karate. There is no shortage of skills for kids to learn. Yet, children also […]
St. Nicholas, a.k.a. Santa Claus or Gaghant Baba, is gone with the wind back to the North Pole, his mission fulfilled for another year. Like many of us, he is catching his breath from the […]
Elizabeth Hripsime Mangassarian, born July 8, 1928 in New York City, passed away peacefully on the morning of Jan. 3, 2011. Lizzy, as she was affectionately known, graduated from Walton High School and took courses […]
On the first anniversary of the Haiti earthquake, I heard, inter alia, an interesting remark by a professor being interviewed. He mentioned that another writer had referred to Haiti as the “Republic of NGOs.” It […]
By Talar Kachechian COLLEGE PARK, Md.—As AYFers, we have a desire to connect with our grassroots and grow with our culture. Involvement with the Armenian Student Union (ASU) at the University of Maryland in College […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Members and supporters of the Providence “Kristapor” Chapter celebrated New Year’s Eve together once again this year. The event took place at the West Valley Inn with music provided by Hagop Garabedian and his […]
Say what you want about Kim Kardashian and the other sisters. But for my money, Cher continues to be my dream girl. Always was. Always will be. Not that I have a love affair with […]
By Hrag Arakelian NORTH ANDOVER, Mass.—The Merrimack Valley and Lowell ARS Chapteres jointly hosted a dinner for the 77th AYF-YOARF Convention at the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church of Merrimack Valley in North Andover. The […]
YEREVAN (Reuters)—Archeologists have unearthed the oldest wine-making facility ever found, using biochemical techniques to identify a dry red vintage made about 6,000 years ago in what is now southern Armenia. The excavation paints a picture […]
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