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My Friend Abo Won a Grammy
How many people can say that they have a friend who has a won a Grammy? My friend Abraham Gumroyan, or Abo, won the award for Best Tropical Album at this year’s Grammys, as a […]
Month: July 2014
News
IRFW, Strassler Center to Identify and Honor Muslim Rescuers of Armenians
‘This is an unchartered territory waiting to be discovered.’ – Eduardo Eurnekian The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation (IRWF) and the Kaloosdian/Mugar Chair at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University join […]
News
St. Gregory’s to Host Champagne and Chanel Luncheon
St. Gregory’s Armenian Church of Philadelphia is hard at work organizing a truly original event sure to be enjoyed by all attending. On Sun., Sept. 21, at 2 p.m., a “Designer Bag Bingo” luncheon will […]
Diaspora
ArmenBar Makes Bold Plans for the Future
“We have an unrelenting commitment to our common heritage. So, too, are we united in our mission of service and in our vision of justice. And thus, the Armenian Bar Association(ArmenBar) is not your typical […]
Youth
AYF-YOARF Interns Write from Armenia
The following articles are written by AYF-YOARF interns currently in Armenia. *** Home By Ani Sarajian So this is my first blog post. I’ve never blogged, but I’m going to try to make all of […]
Culture
The Child of a Refugee
By Siran Seza The following story was written by Siran Seza in April 1946. Seza was the penname of Siranoush Zarifian, a Lebanese-Armenian writer born in Constantinople in 1903. She is best known for founding […]
Garen Mouths Off
Yegparian: Farfetched Proposal
We, Armenians, should be developing better, broader, and deeper relations with the Kurds (especially of Turkey). The Kurds should be reaching out to us in more ways than genocide-related matters. Turkey claims to want “normalized” […]
Uncle Garabed's Notebook
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (July 26, 2014)
Hill-Billy Talk I’m not going to have some reporters pawing through our papers. We are the president. … Hillary Clinton commenting on the release of subpoenaed documents. Indian Proverb (Tamil) The comfort of the […]
News
Lazarian Joins Howard Karagheusian Commemorative Corporation
The Howard Karagheusian Foundation recently announced the appointment of Irina Lazarian as its new managing director. The foundation, formally known as the Howard Karagheusian Commemorative Corp. (HKCC), was founded in 1921 in New York City […]
News
Babayan Named President of American Urological Association
BOSTON, Mass.—Richard Babayan, MD, chief of the department of urology at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and professor and chair of urology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has been elected president of the American […]