Opinion
Three Monkeys
Last week I applied to Harvard University. I wrote several essays. I took a myriad of standardized tests and wrote two research papers. I was exhausted. So, I decided to take a long walk, because […]
Month: November 2020
Opinion
Lilit Makunts: America’s Asset in Armenia
One year ago, there was an emergency. Armenian National Assembly Majority Leader Lilit Makunts of the My Step coalition desperately needed to speak to US Senator Robert Menendez during her visit to the United States. […]
Literary Corner
Goodnight Moon translation project aims to provide comfort, support Artsakh’s displaced children
Here in the US Diaspora, no children’s book collection is complete without at least one copy of GOODNIGHT MOON. In this timeless bedtime story, a whimsical series of illustrations capture the essence of falling asleep. […]
ANCA News
ANCA Welcomes Call by Congressman Devin Nunes to Block All Military Sales to Turkey
WASHINGTON, DC – Devin Nunes (R-CA) – the Ranking Republican on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence – has called on the Trump administration to block all American arms sales to Turkey and suspend US […]
Obituaries
In Memory of Dr. Hratch Manoukian
A devoted patriot and philanthropist, Dr. Hratch Manoukian was a Vanetsi at heart, always following news of Armenia and supporting numerous efforts in the homeland. Hratch always believed in strengthening Armenia and Artsakh, rebuilding and improving the […]
Literary Corner
Book Review | Soul-Searching Thoughts
Soul-Searching Thoughts By Rev. Dr. Vahan H. Tootikian Armenian Heritage Committee, 2020 Reviewed by Zaven Khanjian, Executive Director/CEO, Armenian Missionary Association of America Soul-Searching Thoughts/Nérashkharhis Brismaken is the 44th volume authored by Rev. Dr. Vahan H. Tootikian […]
Photography
On the Borders in the Final Days of the War
Before PM Nikol Pashinyan signed the now infamous deal with Azerbaijan and Russia to end the Artsakh War, Azeri forces were making a push for territories which they deemed to be theirs from the northern […]
News
AMAA Offices, Evangelical Church of Armenia in Stepanakert Reopen
On Monday, November 10, AMAA Armenia representative Harout Nercessian received instructions from Zaven Khanjian, AMAA Executive Director/CEO, to embark on the opening of the AMAA Stepanakert office as soon as possible, followed by the opening […]
Poetry
What would you burn?
words disintegrating into “civilian settlements targeted by unmanned aerial vehicles resulting in widespread destruction to infrastructure” into “civilian targeted unmanned vehicles widespread infrastructure” into “civilian unmanned widespread” we are unmanned words like “international community” disintegrating […]
Literary Corner
Book Review | The Fool by Raffi, translated
The Fool By Raffi First published in 1880 Sophene Pty Ltd, 2020 354 pp. $18.00 paperback I’m outside a hidden gem of a café, warming up with an “Armenian blend tea,” my face half-frozen, nose […]