Month: February 2015

Karanian to Speak at Armenian Museum of America

WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Armenian Museum of America will host a lecture and book signing by Matthew Karanian for his newest book,…

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New Electronic Billboards Commemorate Genocide Centennial

By Rosario Teixeira BOSTON, Mass—On Feb. 14, Peace of Art, Inc. added three new digital billboards in commemoration of the…

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Sherman Calls on Kerry to ‘Show Courage,’ Recognize Armenian Genocide

Rep. Cicilline joined by key Committee members in submitting questions on Armenian Genocide, U.S.-Armenia relationship and range of Armenian American…

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AGBU Continues Mission to Provide Academic Scholarships to Students Worldwide

Distributes $1 million in Scholarships for 2014-15 Academic Year In the 2014-15 academic year, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU)…

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Around 1,000 ARF Members to Visit Artsakh on Feb. 27

YEREVAN (A.W.)—Around 1,000 members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun (ARF-D) will travel from Armenia to Artsakh (Karabagh) on Feb. 27,…

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‘Chhange’ to Commemorate 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide

The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights and Genocide Education (Chhange) will be hosting a number of events in commemoration of…

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Contemporary Genocide Play to Debut in NYC in April

NEW YORK—Although the Armenian Genocide occurred a century ago, descendants of victims are still grappling with the consequences of this historic calamity and…

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Sassounian: Los Angeles Cancels $845,000 Contract with Turkey’s Lobbyist Gephardt Group

I wrote a column last August warning that the Armenian-American community and all people of good will would boycott the…

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RI Celebrates ‘Varantian’ Chapter

By Alysha Phillips On Jan. 24, the Rhode Island Armenian community came to celebrate the accomplishments of the Providence AYF…

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Turkey’s Tactics of ‘Oriental Slyness’

Turkey has announced that the annual commemoration of the Gallipoli Dardanelles battles of World War I, which was traditionally held…

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