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Articles by Florence Avakian

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Unique Dance-Drama Performance to Premiere in October

May 31, 2010 Florence Avakian 0

NEW YORK—“It’s my artistic vision of being Armenian. I’m expressing my deep love towards my culture, and honoring my parents,” said internationally recognized dancer and choreographer Anahid Sofian, with obvious emotion. Sofian, an acclaimed specialist […]

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Performance Marks 10th Anniversary of Yeraz Dance Ensemble

January 19, 2010 Florence Avakian 0

The 10th anniversary of the Yeraz Dance Ensemble took place before a standing room only, cheering audience at the Queensborough Community College in Bayside, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6. Formed 10 years ago by […]

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AAHPO Fundraiser at NY Stock Exchange Benefits Eyecare Project, Voskevan Clinic

December 2, 2009 Florence Avakian 0

It was at a world famous location, the New York Stock Exchange, that the Armenian American Health Professionals Organization (AAHPO) of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut held a well-attended, successful fundraiser on Nov. 6. […]

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Diaspora

An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part II)

October 27, 2009 Florence Avakian 1

Influences in His Childhood, Kindness of Strangers CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional […]

Diaspora

An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part I)

October 20, 2009 Florence Avakian 2

Education: Its Values and Pitfalls CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional Society at […]

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Winning Hearts and Minds, One Person at a Time

September 24, 2009 Florence Avakian 1

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y.—Azadouhi (named freedom) was an emaciated infant near death when she was rescued by the Near East Relief during the Armenian Genocide. Five years later, she had blossomed into a robust, intelligent, and […]

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Garabed Fattal’s Free Health Clinic in Binghamton, NY

September 12, 2009 Florence Avakian 0

Long before there was the current concern for the millions in the United States without health insurance, or the money to pay for expensive healthcare, there was a compassionate and dedicated individual who did something […]

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Armenian Medical World Congress to Feature Prominent Speakers

June 12, 2009 Florence Avakian 0

NEW YORK CITY—A 16-year old-athlete from Englewood, N.J., falls on the baseball field and injures his knee. He is taken to the nearby hospital where a stat MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is performed. Dr. Raymond […]

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Clergymen Lost During the Genocide Remembered at Prelacy Forum

May 18, 2009 Florence Avakian 0

Students of Youth Bible Study of Providence present stirring tribute NEW YORK—There was not a dry eye among the more than one hundred attendees on Thurs., April 16, at the headquarters of the Eastern Prelacy […]

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Culture

Columbia Armenian Center Honors Balakian

May 8, 2009 Florence Avakian 1

NEW YORK—“He has lifted memory to an art,” said Hamid Dabashi, the Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, in his tribute to noted author, poet, and teacher Peter Balakian. […]

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