Month: May 2014

ACF Releases Genocide Memoir

ARLINGTON, Mass.—Genocide Survivors, Community Builders: The Family of John and Artemis Mirak is the story of two Armenian orphans uprooted…

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Erdogan: It’s Not Genocide Because Not All Armenians Were Killed

Within days of releasing a shrewdly worded statement on April 23, misleading some into thinking that he was acknowledging the…

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Hamazkayin Announces Winners of 2014 Tölölyan Prize

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States this week announced the winners of the…

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On the Forefront of Environmental Engagement in Armenia

Birthright Armenia Alums in Action: Armine Sargsyan, Areg Maghakian, and Lena Tashjian When it comes to Armenia’s current-day challenges, many…

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Aktar: Heterogeneous Memory vs Homogeneous Nation

Memory Revisited in Turkey Special for the Armenian Weekly Discussing memory and developing the politics of memory in a country…

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Akcam: Sorry, But We’re No Longer Impressed: We’ve Changed.

“The poor speak at length of the rich man’s possessions, but it benefits them not.” (Zenginin malı fukaranın çenesini yorarmış).…

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An Interview with Designer of Genocide Monument in Vancouver

“The fingerprint is an evidence of absence and the design monumentalizes the reality of that absence.” —Matilda Aslizadeh   Matilda…

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Opening…for Dynamic Leader, Consensus Builder

Able to Inspire and Work with Diverse Groups Armenia reminds me of an idyllic lake. The feel-good news that comes…

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ANCA: Warlick Statement on Nagorno Karabakh ‘Offers Nothing New’

WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian issued the following comment in response to U.S. Ambassador James…

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Calif. Assembly Panel Votes to Support Artsakh Independence

ANCA-WR Chair Nora Hovsepian Testifies in Support of Landmark Resolution (AJR 32); Full Assembly Vote Set for May 8 SACRAMENTO,…

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