Garen Kazanc

Born in Paris to Armenians from Turkey, Garen Kazanc moved to Los Angeles at a young age, where he attended and graduated from the Armenian Mesrobian School in 2006. He received a B.S. degree in sociology from Cal State Los Angeles. He has been an active member of Hamazkayin and the Armenian Poetry Project and has contributed articles to various Armenian newspapers and media outlets.
Op-Eds

Why do many Bolsahyes have Turkish last names?

Recently, Daron Acemoglu won the Nobel Prize in economics. This achievement sparked an unusual reaction among a certain segment of…

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History

Ruins to Memories: Uncovering the Last Armenian Church of Sivas

The church services had ended, and with the customary repetitions of “Krisdos haryav i merelots” behind us, we made our…

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Opinion

The curious case of being an Armenian from Turkey while Armenia is at war with Turkey

The war Armenia found itself in with Azerbaijan and Turkey was a gruesome 44 days that felt like it had…

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Special Reports

Becoming an Armenian Citizen

On August 14, 2019, I swore an oath to become a citizen of the Republic of Armenia. It was a…

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Opinion

‘I’ll squeeze those Armenians like lemons’

Special for the Armenian Weekly It was one of those receptions that had taken months to organize. The tables were…

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Opinion

Depriving Anatolian Armenians of Education

Special to the Armenian Weekly At the delicate age of 13, my grandfather started his first day of school at…

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