Opinion
An Armenian Named Talaat
Talaat is the son of an Armenian Genocide survivor. I first met him on a cold January day in Lice (pronounced Leejeh), a district perched on layer upon layer of violence—first against the Armenians, then […]
Month: June 2013
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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 begin on July 27 and run until Aug. 3. The Games were held in Armenia […]
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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 in the city of brotherly love—Philadelphia—on Sat., Oct. 12. The banquet committee has been working […]
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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 of anti-Armenian violence in Baku, educated and inspired a broad cross-section of Michigan Armenians about […]
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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 the Congressional Armenian Caucus, at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago on Monday, June […]
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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 Lusine Minasyan, the lawyer representing Maro’s father Roman, appealed with the Prosecutor General to allow […]
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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 users to developers. With the guidance of information system specialist Hovsep Stepanyan, a group of […]
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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 Vazken Sarkisian Military Institute and the Marshal Khanperiants Air Force Institute—starting with the 2013-14 school […]
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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, Presidents Barack Obama (U.S.), Vladimir Putin (Russian Federation), and Francois Hollande (France) reaffirmed their support […]
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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* (in Keghi county) preferred to be called “Dashnak Pete,” and attended many Armenian functions no […]