Thirty years ago, in 1992, Armenian-American ophthalmologist Dr. Roger Ohanesian took a trip to Armenia for the first time and subsequently founded the Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP), a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating preventable blindness […]
The HALO Trust has completed the clearance of all known cluster bombs and other explosive dangers from Stepanakert, the largest city in Nagorno Karabakh. The eyes of the world are understandably focused on the war […]
Text by Krikor Beledian Translation by Taline Voskeritchian and Christopher Millis Designed by Lisa Drechsel at Kehrer Design Hardcover, 160 pages 58 duotone illustrations $48.00 Photographer Ara Oshagan and author Krikor Beledian grew up in […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden – The Armenian Embassy in Stockholm hosted a reception for Pasadena author-photographers Matthew Karanian and Robert Kurkjian earlier this month. The event was sponsored by Ambassador Alexander Arzoumanian and was conducted under the […]
Vardan Mamikonian was the supreme commander of the Armenian armed forces from 432 to 451 AD, when ancient Armenia had been partitioned between the Byzantine and Persian Empires for more than four decades. The Armenian […]
WASHINGTON, DC – After more than three years at her diplomatic post, US Ambassador to Armenia Lynne Tracy has received a final grade of “F” from the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) for her […]
There is a saying—”If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society’s heroes.” Indeed, teachers are instrumental in shaping the minds of future generations. They are role models for many […]
The century-old vineyards of Khachik, Armenia serve as a military border. Keush started purchasing grapes from this border village of the southwestern Vayots Dzor province in 2013. Many farmers had previously abandoned the vineyards due […]
A beautiful home in Cambridge, Massachusetts was the setting for an evening with Peter Balakian on Tuesday. “A totally unique ambience – I never read in a Victorian parlor before,” the guest of honor observed. […]
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. — The National Representative Assembly (NRA) of the Eastern Prelacy was hosted by St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Philadelphia from May 12 to 14, 2022. On Saturday, His Eminence Archbishop Anoushavan was […]
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