Leeza Arakelian

Leeza Arakelian is the former assistant editor of the Armenian Weekly. She is a graduate of UCLA and Emerson College. Leeza has written and produced for local and network television news including Boston 25 and Al Jazeera America.
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Armenian Schools in California Vandalized with Turkish Flags

ENCINO, Calif.—The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating what they are calling an alleged ‘hate incident’ at two Armenian…

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Community News

Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian Visits Watertown, Celebrates Divine Liturgy

Concluding a momentous visit to the Greater Boston area, Archbishop Anoushavan Tanielian celebrated the Divine Liturgy at St. Stephen’s Armenian…

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Diaspora

Newly Elected Archbishop Visits Watertown Armenian Schools

This was no ordinary Friday at St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary and Nursery School. It was the last day of school…

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Youth

AYF Hand-Delivers Letter to Turkish Consul General, Organizes Silent Protest

LEXINGTON, Mass.—After years of failed attempts, several young members of the Armenian community finally delivered an important message to Turkish…

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Youth

Meet Garo Bazarbachian of BAZ Clothing

At just 20 years old, Garo Bazarbachian has already made a name for himself. His Armenian last name, truncated to…

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Diaspora

A Very ARS Thanksgiving

The women of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Leola Sassouni Chapter yet again served one of the largest traditional Thanksgiving…

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Diaspora

You can call me Ungerouhi.

On a raw, rainy Monday night in Watertown, Massachusetts, I walked into the Armenian Cultural and Educational Center (ACEC) as…

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Diaspora

Local Armenian Progressive Group in Solidarity with Pittsburgh

BOSTON, MASS. — Just over five-hundred miles away from the Tree of Life synagogue, where a Jewish community has been…

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Local Spotlight

Meet the Women Behind the Bazaar

   Several feet below the sacred altar of St. Stephen’s Armenian Apostolic Church, there is a kitchen unlike any…

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Community News

Charles Aznavour, French-Armenian International Singer, Dies at 94

Beloved French-Armenian singer-songwriter, actor, and fierce proponent of the Armenian cause Charles Aznavour has died. A spokesperson told news outlets…

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