Month: June 2013

An Armenian Named Talaat

Talaat is the son of an Armenian Genocide survivor. I first met him on a cold January day in Lice…

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Homenetmen USA Eastern Soccer Team Sets Sights on Gold

The 9th Pan Homenetmen Games will be held in Yerevan this year, with a packed agenda of activities scheduled to…

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ANCA-ER Banquet Showcases ‘Hai Tahd’ Activists’ Exemplary Work

ANCA Desk We’re less than four months away from the 7th annual ANCA Eastern Region Banquet, which will be held…

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Baku Survivor Educates, Inspires Michigan Armenians

ANC of Michigan Hosts Community Lecture by Author Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—Author and activist Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, a survivor…

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ANC of Illinois Hosts Event For Rep. Michael Grimm

CHICAGO, Ill.—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Illinois hosted a community reception for Congressman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.-11), Republican Co-Chairman of…

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Investigation into ‘Suicide’ Case Reopened

YEREVAN (A.W)—The Prosecutor General’s office decided to reopen the investigation into Maro Guloyan’s death. The decision came nine days after…

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Workshop Exposes Students to Video Game Development

YEREVAN—The roles were reversed at the TUMO Center for Creative Technologies this past spring as video game enthusiasts went from…

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Women Now Allowed to Enroll in Armenia’s Military Schools

YEREVAN (A.W.)—On June 6, Armenia’s Ministry of Defense announced that women would now be allowed to attend military school—specifically, the…

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Helsinki Principles Ignore Artsakh’s Right to Independence

In an aside to the June 17-18 meeting of the Group of Eight (G8) Industrialized Nations in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland,…

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Letter: In Memory of ‘Dashnak Pete’

Dear Editor: Bedros Peter Stepanian passed away peacefully following surgery on June 22, in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Bedros from Amarij*…

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