Krafian, Mary (Tourian) of Watertown, Massachusetts (formerly of Waltham, Massachusetts) passed away after a lenghty illness on Tuesday, December 10—one week before her 89th birthday, surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her […]
AUSTIN, Tex.—At this year’s National Council for the Social Studies conference (NCSS), November 21-23, The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) provided two training workshops related to the Armenian Genocide for high school history teachers from around […]
RIDGEFIELD, NJ—Organized by the Arthur Mgrdtchian khoump of the Tro Gomideh, a requiem service was held on Sunday at the Sts. Vartanantz Armenian Church. The requiem marked the 100th anniversary of the passing of Aram […]
A Canadian-Armenian has been named the first Charles Aznavour scholar at United World College Dilijan in Armenia. Armen Erzingatzian has been chosen as the first recipient of the scholarship. “I cannot describe what it felt like […]
NEW ORLEANS, La—The Society for Armenian Studies (SAS) held its 45th annual member meeting and sponsored panels at the 53rd Annual Conference of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA). On the afternoon of Thursday, November […]
Scholarships are now available for those seeking to learn Armenian. Students can apply to the Armenian language Melik-Bakhshyan scholarship, which will fund Armenian language courses within the ASPIRANTUM summer program. For three weeks, participants will […]
By Nanar Nakashian, ATOP MeaningfulWorld UN Intern NEW YORK, NY—On November 15, 2019, Armenians from a variety of fields came together at Fordham University at Lincoln Center, New York City to share the work they […]
YEREVAN—The Cafesjian Center for the Arts has announced the opening of the exhibition, Exiles and Dreamers: Panorama of 20th Century Graphic Arts from the Armenian Diaspora, featuring a selection from art historian and curator Vigen […]
By Jean Goshgarian Michael PROVIDENCE, RI – On November 21, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Ani chapter hosted a very special evening with husband and wife duo John and June Mangassarian, who captivated the audience […]
I Ask You Ladies and Gentlemen is Leon Surmelian’s personal tale of deep sorrow and profound gratitude, of terrible loss and a lively embrace of life itself. The out-of-print book, first published in 1945, a […]
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