Month: November 2014

Rendahl: Pit Stops and Acts of Kindness

Special for the Armenian Weekly I left Tbilisi by car after work on a Friday last month. I’d been traveling…

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Helen Garabedian Mikitarian (1937-2014)

(The Providence Journal)—Helen M. (Garabedian) Mikitarian, 77, of Auburn, Mass., passed away on Oct. 16 at Saint Vincent Hospital with…

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Koutoujian to Moderate Panel at Northeastern on Diasporan Identities

BOSTON, Mass.—On Fri., Dec. 12, Middlesex County Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian will moderate a panel discussion entitled, “Exploring Identities in…

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Turkish Scholar Affirms: Turkey Has Lost Battle for the Truth

In recent years, a growing number of Turkish intellectuals, scholars, journalists, and human rights activists have taken bold positions on…

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Conference on Turkey-Armenia Border Takes Place in Ankara

Special for the Armenian Weekly ANKARA, Turkey (A.W.)—Nearly 200 participants filled an auditorium at the Faculty of Political Science at…

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National Hero Gen. Sebouh Reinterred at Yerablur

YEREVAN—On Thurs., Nov. 20, the remains of General Sebouh (Arshak Nersesian), a prominent leader of the Armenian liberation movement in…

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Poem: Moon

By Aris Shaklian, 1925 Translated by Tatul Sonentz   Summer night. Flaunting moon On the wall’s shoulder. Soon moves in Through the…

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Two Vahan Tekeyan Books at One Ceremony

By Hagop Vartivarian ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—After Detroit, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Fresno, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) made New York reverberate…

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System of a Down Announces Tour, Issues Call to Action on Centennial

Band to perform in Yerevan on April 23 LOS ANGELES, Calif. (A.W.)—World-renowned rock band System of a Down announced its…

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Dr. Garo Nazarian to Serve as MC of the 8th Annual ANCA-ER Banquet

NEW YORK— The Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region (ANCA ER) is pleased to announce that community leader and…

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