History
I love you, Mom
During World War II, thousands of Armenian American mothers watched their sons go off to war and prayed every day for their safe return. Some did survive the war and came home. Some were badly […]
Articles by John Dekhane
History
Stand out from the crowd
83 years ago, the world was a scary and unfair place where innocent people were persecuted and killed for their beliefs, their religion or their nationality. All across Europe, the Nazis and their local collaborators […]
History
Happy 100th birthday, Robert
On November 29, 1944, thousands of American and British soldiers were near Lindern, a tiny German village situated near the border with the Netherlands. They were cold, soaked and exhausted by days and nights of […]
History
Entering eternity
“My dear Mélinée, my beloved little orphan, In a few hours I will no longer be of this world. We are going to be executed today at 3:00. This is happening to me like an […]
Travel
All roads lead to Armenia
Ernest Hemingway once said: “There are only two places in the world where we can live happy—at home and in Paris.” For thousands of Armenian Genocide survivors, Paris became their refuge and home. In the […]
History
Never give up, never give in
Exactly 108 years ago, on December 30, 1915, the First World War was raging, and the forces of evil were already trying to exterminate the Armenian population. But thousands of miles away, in Chicago, Illinois, […]
History
Goodnight, Providence
In 1938, in Providence, Rhode Island, John “Johnny” Bejian was a 17-year-old with a very specific dream. Most of his friends wanted to be as talented as the phenomenal baseball player Joe DiMaggio, as famous […]
History
Memorial Day in Fresno
Every year, on Memorial Day, many Armenian Americans travel to Ararat Armenian Cemetery in Fresno, California, to visit their deceased loved ones and honor the heroes who gave their lives for our freedom. By walking […]
History
The Man Who Fell Out of the Sky
On February 19, 1945 in Germany, a 13-year-old girl was standing outside her parents’ farmhouse when she looked up at the sky and saw something that would haunt her for the rest of her life. […]
History
The Man Who Refused to Die
On December 12, 1908, in Chicago, Illinois, a beautiful baby named Sam Kazar Harootenian was born. This little boy looked like an ordinary baby, sounded like an ordinary baby and behaved like an ordinary baby, […]