“Canta Mundi” is a group of talented young musicians, ages 15 to 25, who believe that music, and especially choral music, can bridge oceans, people, and cultures. Singing both locally and around the world, the […]
WASHINGTON—On March 17, legislation calling on the U.S. president to properly recognize the Armenian Genocide was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, two weeks before President Obama’s April 5 trip to Turkey and roughly […]
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Earlier this month, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) sent a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to recognize the Armenian Genocide. The letter, signed by IAGS president Gregory Stanton, read: “We […]
WASHINGTON–ANCA executive director Aram Hamparian, in response to a March 17 Los Angeles Times article titled “Obama wavers on pledge to declare Armenian Genocide,” issued the following statement: “During Barack Obama’s years in the U.S. […]
Veronica Safrasian (nee Varoujean Tchiboukerian), the daughter of Taniel Varoujan, a well known writer and poet, passed away on February 25 in Purdys, N.Y. at the age of 98. Veronica was born on June 6, […]
WASHINGTON—The 2009 Appropriations Bill, signed into law by President Obama earlier this week, once again maintained military aid parity between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and included $48 million in assistance to Armenia and another $8 million […]
On March 12, Rev. Vartan Kassabian died suddenly at his home in Methuen, Mass, at the age of 51. Der Vartan was the pastor of St. Gregory the Illuminator Church of Merrimack Valley in North […]
BRUSSELS—Azerbaijan’s latest attempt at misinformation backfired this week when Gisela Kallenbach (Germany), a Member of the European Parliament, distanced herself from an exhibition sponsored by the Aliyev Foundation to “commemorate the Khojaly events.” Kallenbach was […]
Urge strong statement of recognition on the upcoming 94th anniversary WASHINGTON—In advance of the upcoming 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Representatives Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), George Radanovich (R-Calif.), Frank Pallone (D-N.J.), and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) […]
One-week exhibit by Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Massachusetts State House will display “iwitness,” a unique photography exhibit of portraits of Armenian Genocide survivors. The exhibit is free and open to the public […]
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