Month: May 2015

No Spring Break for ATP: Another 58,000 Trees Planted in Armenia

YEREVAN—There was no “spring break” for Armenia Tree Project (ATP). Over the past month, another 58,200 trees were planted, including…

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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (May 16, 2015)

The Virtue of Hardship If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished? … Rumi, 13th-century Persian…

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Theriault: 2015 and Beyond

The Armenian Weekly Magazine April 2015: A Century of Resistance This paper is an expansion of remarks given by the…

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Boston Pops Violinist Sprouts His Wings

BOSTON, Mass.—What does it take to be a teenaged violinist with the Boston Pops? Just ask 17-year-old Sammy Andonian, who…

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Colorado Governor Unveils First State Capitol ‘Khachkar’ on Genocide Centennial

DENVER, Colo.—On April 24, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper and other dignitaries commemorated the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide by…

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Royce, Pallone Welcome US-Armenia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement 

  ANCA Outlines Drive for US-Armenia Double Tax Treaty WASHINGTON—House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-Calif.) and Congressional Armenian…

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Yerevan’s Tchaikovsky Music School Undergoes Extreme Makeover

Just blocks from the Yerevan Opera Theater stands another cultural institution—the Tchaikovsky Secondary Music School—that reflects the world-class musical talent…

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Judith Lynn Stillman’s ‘ARMENIA 100’ and ‘When the Music Stopped’: An Extraordinary Tribute

By Diane Minasian “Armenia 100: A Musical, Theatrical and Artistic Tribute to Armenian Culture in Remembrance of the Genocide Centenary,”…

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Yegparian: Harvesting the 100th

Euphoric, human flood, insanely well behaved, overwhelming, pride, second-largest demonstration in Los Angeles history, thrilling, tremendous. These are all terms…

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Barsoumian Delivers Speech in Ankara on April 25 (Full Text)

There Is No Peace without Justice The following talk was given by Armenian Weekly Editor Nanore Barsoumian in Ankara on…

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