Month: July 2013

Koutoujian Discusses Key Community Concerns at Hairenik

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Mon., July 8, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian sat down with the editorial team of the Armenian Weekly…

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10th ‘Golden Apricot’ Kicks off in Yerevan

YEREVAN (A.W.)—The 10th annual Golden Apricot International Film Festival of Yerevan—the Armenian Olympic games of cinema—kicked off on Sun., July…

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August District Meetings a Way to Hold Our Representatives Accountable

Every August, Congressmen are given a month-long recess in order to return to the districts they serve and more directly…

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‘Women of Ararat’ Gains Momentum

BOSTON, Mass.—The mission to get the genocide recognized and bring more visibility to the resilient women who withstood its fury…

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Eternal Memories from AYF Tri-Regional Seminar

By Alique Cherchian What I assumed would be just another weekend get-away with AYF members at AYF Camp ended up…

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A Nearly Forgotten History: Women Deacons in the Armenian Church

On Sunday afternoon, June 9, 2013, the Chicago chapter of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society presented a program…

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Arpa Film Fest Issues ‘Call-for-Films’

In 2012, the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art (AFFMA) celebrated the 15th year of its signature event, the…

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Book Review: Bohjalian’s ‘The Light in the Ruins’

The Light in the Ruins By Chris Bohjalian New York: Doubleday (July 9, 2013) 309 pages, $25.95 Chris Bohjalian’s The…

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Peniche Anako: An Armenian Home Away from Home

When I was in Paris in May, my friend Virginia Pattie Kerovpyan invited me to join her on the Peniche…

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ANCA Endorses Peter Koutoujian in Special Congressional Election

WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has announced its endorsement of Middlesex County Sheriff Peter Koutoujian for United States…

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