“Seven Springs” Artist: Zulal Label: CD Baby Original Release Date: Nov. 30, 2015 Zulal (limpid or clear in Armenian) is an a cappella trio founded in 2002 from New York consisting of Teni Apelian, Yeraz Markarian, and […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Laura Michael delivered a lecture titled “Finding Home: An Armenian American’s Journey to Historic Armenia” at an event hosted by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Ani” Chapter, at Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Apostolic Church, on […]
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) kicked off its 2018 youth empowerment agenda by welcoming the latest Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway (CGP) class, a group of talented recent graduates committed to launching professional […]
The Society for Armenian Studies recently announced the recipients of its 2016 “Best Conference Paper Award.” Recognized were co-winners Jennifer Manoukian for her paper “Translating the Colloquial Armenian of Late-Nineteenth Century Constantinople in Zabel Yessayan’s […]
YEREVAN—The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative recently presented a $20,000 grant to the Matenadaran, Armenia’s national repository of ancient manuscripts. The Matenadaran will use the funds to organize professional development opportunities for young scholars and guides. “Professional […]
William Rempel, a veteran investigative reporter, recently wrote a comprehensive biography of industrialist and philanthropist Kirk Kerkorian published by Harper Collins. The book is titled The Gambler: How Penniless Dropout Kirk Kerkorian Became the Greatest Deal […]
I’m continually in awe of the variety and depth of Armenian customs. Whether it be playing the delightfully simple yet simultaneously infuriating egg tapping game after Easter Liturgy, or dancing the Kochari under the summer […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Armenian Ministry of Health recently drafted a bill to ban smoking in public areas in Armenia and heavily fine those who do not comply with the anti-smoking law. This new step comes after […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Representatives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau and the ARF Supreme Council of Armenia met with prospective Armenian Presidential candidate Armen Sargsyan on Monday at the ARF’s Yerevan headquarters. The ARF Bureau’s political […]
LOS ANGELES—A full-day symposium featuring academics and service providers focusing on trauma transmission among Jewish Holocaust and Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants will take place at the Museum of Tolerance on Feb. 7. The […]
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