On April 25, Perspectives Ensemble will present a one-hour concert of Armenian classical and village music and “sharagans” (church hymns) in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. The concert celebrates the beauty and […]
ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship Program Deadline Extended to April 1 NEW YORK—The Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) commitment to youth civic development was spotlighted at this year’s ground-breaking Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Youth Connect […]
Oskanian Quits PAP, Zohrabyan Elected New Party Leader YEREVAN (A.W.)—On March 5, at an Extraordinary Party Congress held in Yerevan, Gagik Tsarukyan announced he would be stepping down as leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) […]
CARSON, Calif. (Asbarez)—The City Council of Carson voted unanimously on March 4 to reject a measure to erect a monument to Kemal Ataturk in the city, after lengthy debate during a City Council session. More […]
Armenian Weekly readers will remember well the historic first journey taken by 50 “hidden Armenians” from Diyarbakir (Dikranagerd) last August to Armenia. These brave individuals were the grandchildren of forcefully Islamicized/Turkified/Kurdified Armenians from 1915, who […]
ANKARA (A.W.)—An Istanbul court has ordered Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to pay 10,000 Turkish liras ($4,000 USD) to artist Mehmet Aksoy for calling his sculpture—meant to promote reconciliation between Turkey and Armenia—an “abomination.” The […]
I reported last week on the Armenian-American community’s success in securing the cancellation of Los Angeles City’s $845,000 contract with the Gephardt Group, for lobbying on behalf of Turkey against adoption of the Armenian Genocide […]
WARWICK, R.I.—The Armenian Students Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.) has extended the deadline for the Arthur Halvajian Memorial Armenian Poetry Competition to March 15. The competition, which opened in December 2014, is in its fifth year and […]
As part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, “Digging into the Future–Armenia” will premiere on select PBS stations in April. Hosted by Joseph Rosendo, “Digging” is produced by the Emmy Award-winning […]
The Armenian Genocide Centennial will reach its culmination in a three-day commemoration in the nation’s capital from Thurs., May 7 to Sat., May 9. All Armenian-American churches, compatriotic and benevolent organizations, and political groups are […]
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