Month: June 2013

Detroit ‘Gomideh’ Celebrates May 28

The ARF “Azadamard” Gomideh on Sat., May 18 celebrated the 95th anniversary of the establishment of the first Armenian Republic…

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Hamazkayin Announces Winner of Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature

WATERTOWN, Mass—On May 4, the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States, at its Annual Pan…

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Kricorian Presents Novel in Paris

On Wed., May 15, Author Nancy Kricorian presented her new book, All the Light There Was, at the American Library…

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The Perpetual ‘Other’: Nisanyan Discusses Court Sentence, Minority Politics in Turkey

On May 22, Turkish-Armenian columnist Sevan Nisanyan was sentenced to more than 13 months in jail for a blog post…

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ANCA Shares Lessons with Hundreds of Diasporan Community Partners

Executive Director Speaks at State Department During Global Diaspora Forum WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian…

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#SupportTheHairenik Donor Drive Kicks off to Fund New Media Projects

Donate now to fund The Armenian Weekly iPhone & iPad App, Special Issues, and the Hairenik Digitization Project WATERTOWN, Mass.—The…

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A Blueprint for Diaspora Representation in Negotiations with Turkey over Reparations

The Armenian Weekly (June 1, 2013) In the course of almost a century, Armenian institutions’ and individuals’ various stances on…

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Blaming the Victims 2.0

By Sara Elise Brown and Henry C. Theriault “Blaming the victim” is a tried and true method of genocide rationalization…

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Letter to the Editor: Save a Gambr!

Dear Editor, There are many things that come to mind when you think of Armenia, but the Gampr is probably…

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Young Diasporans Keeping Our Culture Alive, One Song at a Time

Ten bold, black letters of the Armenian alphabet are etched across Razmik Tchakmakian’s left upper arm, the letters comprising a…

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