George Aghjayan

George Aghjayan is Director of the archives of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and Chairman of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA). He is the host of Hye Roots: Descendants of Ararat, the first show devoted to Armenian genealogy. His primary area of focus is the demographics and geography of western Armenia as well as a keen interest in the hidden Armenians living there today. He is creator and curator westernarmenia.weebly.com, a website dedicated to the preservation of Armenian culture in Western Armenia.
Opinion

The Need for Earnest Dialogue

It does not take an expert in the field of social media to observe its detrimental impact on the ability…

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Opinion

Who do we consider to be Armenian?

How many Armenians are there in the world? I have often heard or seen mentioned that there are 10 million…

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Family Histories

The Armenian Families of Havav

The path to recreating the lost memories of our families and homeland is often winding and arduous. The many fragments…

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Announcements

Amsakir added to Hairenik Digital Archives

Recently, I had the occasion of visiting with the family of Berge Panosyan. Berge was the driving force behind the…

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Nonprofit News

Hairenik Media Center nearing completion

WATERTOWN, Mass.—While supply chain disruptions and the pandemic have led to some unpredictable delays, the renovation work is nearing completion…

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History

The Road to Sourp Sdepanos

In May 2014, I was traveling from Van to Kars with my wife and a group of close friends. Not…

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History

Sdepan Alyanakian and the ARF Archives

The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Archives located in Watertown, Massachusetts contain a trove of photographic treasures. The process of cataloging…

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Opinion

Confessions of an Angry Armenian

Let us first understand that our enemies are smelling the blood of a very wounded Armenian nation. The once thriving…

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Special Reports

A Historic Armenian Map’s Restoration Journey During the Pandemic

For years, every time I was in the fourth floor conference room in the Hairenik building in Watertown, Massachusetts, I…

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Family Histories

The Village of Pazmashen: A Study of Y-DNA Testing

Y-DNA Testing The advent of commercially available DNA testing has opened up opportunities, previously unimagined, for Armenians to learn more…

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