Month: November 2012

When Dictionaries Are Left Unopened: How ‘Medz Yeghern’ Turned into Terminology of Denial

You may want to know that ‘Meds Yeghern’ does not mean genocide; it means “Great Calamity.” Armenians used that term…

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Syrian-Armenian Filmmaker Released

ALEPPO, Syria—Filmmaker Avo Kaprealian, who  was detained by Syrian authorities, has been released, according to the Facebook page set up…

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Marathon Woman Aids Diverse Charities

JACKSON HEIGHTS, N.Y.—Anahid Ugurlayan is not your typical marathoner. The more she runs, the better it gets for American and…

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Egoyan, Bohjalian, Khanjian, and Nazarian to Speak in NY Dec. 9

NEW YORK (A.W.)—Four prominent Armenian artists who have made their mark on film and literature in North America will converge…

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Rindge Taps Elanjian as ‘Man of the Year’

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—George Elanjian, who provided the financial backbone behind the $6.2 million Armenian Heritage Park project, is basking in another…

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NAASR Christmas Open House to Feature Ekmekcioglu Talk

BELMONT, Mass.—On Thurs., Dec. 6, Dr. Lerna Ekmekcioglu, the McMillan-Stewart Career Development Assistant Professor of History at the Massachusetts Institute…

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Houshamadyan Project Presentation Held at ALMA

WATERTOWN, Mass.—A large crowd gathered at ALMA on the evening of Nov. 15 to learn about a new and exciting…

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Bedrosyan: Hidden Truths or Lies

In a matter of years beginning in 1915, an entire people was wiped out from its homeland of several thousand…

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