Culture
Charents: For the New Year
I am entering a New Year—but for what new thing Is my sad heart yearning? …An enormous wheel, In spite of my or your wishes, oh, Leader— Keeps turning round—forever and ever… And its turns […]
Month: December 2017
Letters to the Editor
‘Filled with Joy’: Christmas Greetings of Behalf of the Armenian Evangelical World Council
“And the angel said to them, ‘Be not afraid for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the […]
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Homenetmen Eastern U.S. Regional Executive Holds First ‘Liakoumar’ of Fiscal Year
WATERTOWN, Mass.—The newly elected Homenetmen Eastern United States Regional Executive held its first liakoumar (plenary session of the full executive) Dec. 16-17 in New York. On the first day of the meeting, the executive met […]
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ANCA-WR Welcomes Abrahamian and Khodanian on Staff
GLENDALE—The Armenian National Committee of America—Western Region (ANCA-WR) welcomed Serob Abrahamian and Dickran Khodanian this week as its new Government Relations Communications coordinators. “The ANCA-WR Board of Directors is very proud to have such a […]
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Talk at NAASR by Peace Corps Volunteer in Armenia to Look at Grassroots Development
BELMONT, Mass.—Nick Pittman, a U.S. Peace Corps volunteer in Armenia, will give a talk titled “Grassroots Development in Armenia: Challenges, Opportunities, and Lessons Learned,” on Jan. 18, 2018, at the National Association for Armenian Studies […]
Garen Mouths Off
Auspicious Eights
2018 is a big year for Armenians. It marks the centennial of the establishment of the first Armenian Republic, on May 28, 1918, after a 543-year period of statelessness and subjugation to foreign empires (Persian, […]
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New Year in a New Home: Lebanese-Armenian Family Receives a House in Artsakh
STEPANAKERT, Artsakh—Lebanese-Armenian Vahe Askaryan and his four children, all of whom settled in Artsakh in 2015, celebrated their housewarming on Dec. 25 in the Ishkhanadzor Village of the Kashatagh region. The house was been built […]
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Syrian-Armenians: Between Two Homes
Special to the Armenian Weekly At the end of 2016, I started volunteering for a program aimed at integrating Syrian-Armenian children into Armenian society. I vividly recall one outspoken little boy who refused to call […]
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‘ANCA 2017: Looking Back, Moving Forward’ Showcases 12 Months of Pro-Armenian Advocacy
WASHINGTON—A highlight reel showcasing 12 months of pro-Armenian advocacy is being shared across multiple social media platforms, featuring a fast-paced timeline of key activities and achievements in support of the Armenian National Committee of America’s […]
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Temiz Siblings Gift Hovnanian School Technology
NEW MILFORD, N.J.—Two former students of the Hovnanian Armenian School, Laurie Temiz (Class of 2008) and Shant Temiz, recently made a generous donation to the school for its technology program. The Temizs’ gift has funded […]