Month: February 2018

‘Icon Hunter’ Tasoula Hadjitofi’s Four-Decade Fight against Art Smuggling

NEW YORK—A nation’s cultural cleansing is a destruction of its history, a “rape of its culture,” stated Tasoula Hadjitofi, to…

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Serj Tankian, Creative Armenia Announce ‘7 Notes Music Challenge’ Winners

YEREVAN—Serj Tankian and Creative Armenia have announced the winners of the “7 Notes Music Challenge.” Alpha Lighting System (Mexico) and…

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Armenia Fund USA Announces ‘Generations Society’ Initiative to Foster Collaboration and Networking

PARAMUS, N.J.—Armenia Fund USA recently announced the launch of its new “Generations Society,” an initiative with the dual objective of…

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Rebellious Bookends

It seems February is a good time of year for Armenians to express their disgust and dismay with overlords who…

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Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Director Hayk Demoyan to Discuss Modern Identity and Memory Politics at NAASR

BELMONT, Mass.—Dr. Hayk Demoyan will give a talk entitled “Between Realism and Mythology: Modern Identity and Memory Politics of the…

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Obituary: Felice Takakjian-Bedrossian, Noted Pianist and Teacher

Takakjian-Bedrossian, Felice, concert pianist and pedagogue with a long and distinguished career, died peacefully on Feb. 11 at age 91.…

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Eight California Educators to Be Honored with Armenian Genocide Education Award

LOS ANGELES—The Armenian National Committee-Western Region (ANCA-WR) Education Committee recently announced that it will be recognizing eight recipients, from various…

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The ACAA Artsakh Fund: A Movement for the Community

It was Sunday. I hurried home after an Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) meeting—the first of our fiscal year. I changed…

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Dutch Parliament to Reaffirm Recognition of the Armenian Genocide

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (A.W.)—The lower house of the Dutch Parliament (Tweede Kamer) will approve a motion, officially recognizing the Armenian…

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Armenian Bar Association Young Lawyers Committee to Host Inaugural Coast to Coast Event

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Armenian Bar Association recently announced that it is returning to the Boston area to celebrate the organization’s newly…

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