January 2017 - The Armenian Weekly

Renewed Calls to Restore Aram Manoukian’s Historic Yerevan Home

January 31, 2017 at 2:58 pm Weekly Staff 0

Event Held at the Semi-Destroyed Yerevan Building on the 98th Anniversary of Manoukian’s Death YEREVAN (A.W.)—A public event was organized on Jan. 29 in front of what is left of the home of one of […]

Armenians of Lebanon Celebrate 126th Anniversary of the ARF

January 31, 2017 at 1:51 pm Weekly Staff 0

Pakradouni: ‘“The ARF is the Backbone of the Armenian People that Keeps Us Standing. It is Our Heart, Our Mind, and Our Strong Fist’ Markarian: ‘Participating Independently in the Upcoming Elections is a Very Important […]

ARF Eastern U.S. Issues Statement on Executive Order on Immigration and Refugees

January 30, 2017 at 7:48 pm Weekly Staff 14

On Jan. 27, United States President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order to indefinitely halt the resettlement of Syrian refugees and to temporarily ban people from seven predominantly Muslim nations from entering the U.S. […]

ANCA Statement on the White House Immigration Executive Order

January 30, 2017 at 6:24 pm Guest Contributor 4

The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) remains engaged and concerned regarding the developing situation surrounding the White House’s Jan. 27 immigration Executive Order, both at the level of U.S. policy and in terms […]

Adjemian to Present Talk at NAASR on Armenians in Ethiopia

January 30, 2017 at 3:27 pm Guest Contributor 2

Dr. Boris Adjemian, Director of the AGBU Nubarian Library in Paris, will give a talk entitled “The King and the Forty Orphans: The Invention of an Armenian Homeland in Ethiopia,” on Feb. 16 at […]

Balakian To Be Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at USF

January 30, 2017 at 12:41 pm Guest Contributor 0

During the week of Feb. 13, Peter Balakian will be Distinguished Scholar in Residence at the University of South Florida (USF) and will be visiting classes in the departments of English, Sociology, Africana Studies, and […]

Hundreds Remember Dink, Honor His Legacy in Watertown

January 30, 2017 at 12:15 pm Guest Contributor 0

Dink Legacy Honored at Emotional St. James Program By Alin K. Gregorian WATERTOWN, Mass. (The Armenian Mirror-Spectator)— An emotional program on Jan. 22, at the Keljik Hall of the St. James Armenian Apostolic Church of […]

Najarians of Massachusetts Donate Prime Yerevan Property to AUA

January 30, 2017 at 10:33 am Guest Contributor 5

YEREVAN—Last year, longtime philanthropists K. George and Dr. Carolann S. Najarian generously donated two impressive buildings to the American University of Armenia (AUA). The buildings, on adjoining properties in Yerevan’s Dzoragyugh ethnographic-cultural district, were part […]

AUA to Offer BS in Engineering Sciences

January 30, 2017 at 10:19 am Guest Contributor 0

YEREVAN—The American University of Armenia (AUA) recently announced that the University will offer a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Engineering Sciences beginning Fall 2017. The BS in Engineering Sciences is a four-year multi-disciplinary program […]

Famed Armenian-American Actor Mike Connors Passes Away

January 30, 2017 at 9:59 am Weekly Staff 3

TARZANA, Calif. (A.W.)—Famed Armenian American actor Mike Connors—born Krekor Ohanian—passed away on Jan. 26, at the age of 91. Connors had been diagnosed with leukemia a week ago, according to his son in law […]