Month: July 2013

US Administration Holds Briefing with Armenian Americans on Syria Humanitarian Assistance

WASHINGTON— Armenian American civic, church, and charitable organization leaders from across the United States took part today in a U.S.…

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Gariné’s House of Hope and Rebirth

Zaruhi Petrosyan, Mariam Gevorgyan, Maro Gulyan. Many of us have heard their names and their stories. They have become the…

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Sassounian: In Major Policy Shift, Armenia Demands Lands from Turkey

Ever since independence in 1991, Armenia’s leaders have been reluctant to make any concrete demands from Turkey beyond recognition of…

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Albany Homenetmen Raises 9K for Syria

ALBANY, N.Y.—On April 13, the Homenetmen of Albany organized a fundraiser to help distraught Syrian Armenians. Monetary donations from the Albany Armenian…

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International Justice Day and Artsakh

  On July 17, the world celebrates International Justice Day. It is an important day for me as an Armenian,…

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Bohjalian Presents New Book at Hovnanian School

NEW MILFORD, N.J.—On Wed., July 10, the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of New Jersey hosted a discussion and…

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Mobilizing for Peter Koutoujian the Right Move for All Armenians

By Michelle Hagopian For those who don’t know, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian, a longtime advocate for and participant in…

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Third (and Terminal?) Rape

A brief e-mail from a friend spending some time in Armenia inspired this article. Interestingly, the note was an afterthought…

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Camp Haiastan Founders Burst Forth with Nostalgia

FRANKLIN, Mass.— They came with picks and shovels, ready to churn the earth. They arrived in the back of pickup…

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Rep. Grimm to Host Capitol Hill Premiere of ‘Voyage to Amasia’

Film Documents Ongoing International Impact of Turkey’s Denial of the Armenian Genocide WASHINGTON—Congressional Armenian Caucus Co-Chairman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) will…

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