In Sight
Paralyzed by Protocol
Change is a part of life. Right now, change is forced upon us by external factors over which we have little control. It’s called life. Managing change happens when we anticipate factors and author that […]
Month: March 2019
Literary Corner
Searching for Genocide Survivors a Century Ago, in the Classifieds
One century ago, on April 22, 1919, my grandfather placed a classified advertisement in the Hairenik, the leading Armenian language newspaper in the United States. His message was simple, and it was direct. I am […]
Literary Corner
Book Review: Goodbye, Antoura
GOODBYE, ANTOURA A Memoir of the Armenian Genocide By Karnig Panian 191 pp. Stanford University Press $22.50 The book Goodbye, Antoura is a memoir by Armenian Genocide survivor Karnig Panian. In the memoir, Panian reviews […]
News
Armenian Calendars to Mark ‘Citizen’s Day’
YEREVAN—The Armenian government has approved the creation of a new National Day called “Citizen’s Day” to be held on the last Saturday in the month of April. The new holiday is meant to celebrate the […]
Community News
Watertown Celebrates ‘Letter to Yerevan’
WATERTOWN, Mass.—Local Armenians recently celebrated the revival and first-ever English translation of Andranik Tzarukian’s 1945 epic longform poem “Թուղթ առ Երեւան” (“Tught ar Yerevan”). “Something that was buried and dead has been resurrected,” said Letter […]
Youth
Local AYF Hosts Armenian Breakfast Fundraiser
After church on Sunday, the local Armenian community joined the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Greater Boston ‘Nejdeh’ Chapter for a traditional fool and mamounia breakfast. About 100 members of the community attended Sunday’s breakfast fundraiser […]
Community News
ICYMI: The Armenian Weekly Visits OSU!
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Last week, the Armenian Weekly ventured to Columbus, Ohio to participate in a panel at The Ohio State University entitled “Armenia’s Velvet Revolution: One Year Later.” The event, organized by the university’s Center for […]
My Turn
Pres. Trump Has No Right to Give Syrian Golan Heights to Israel
Ever since Trump became President of the United States, he has ignored both U.S. and international laws. A few months ago, National Security Adviser John Bolton surprisingly announced that if the International Criminal Court (ICC) […]
ANCA News
Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Releases First Presidential Campaign Statement on Armenian Issues
WASHINGTON, DC—Hawaii Congresswoman and Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard (D) called for a just resolution of the Armenian Genocide and pledged to promote the security and prosperity of Armenia and Artsakh in a video statement released […]
Statements
A Summary of the Homenetmen Executive Meeting in New York
CORONA, New York—The Homenetmen Eastern United States Regional Executive held its annual tivan (executive) meeting on March 9. The meeting was hosted by the local Homenetmen chapter in New York, and the following chapters’ tivans […]