By deciding to recycle Uncle Garabed’s Notebook in print editions of The Armenian Weekly for one year following his death, Pauline Getzoyan and Leeza Arakelian gifted us regular visits from The Old Man in our first […]
New Yorkers and New Jerseyans may patronize Carmel, Sevan, Olympia or Arenie groceries to buy staples such as Victor’s String Cheese, Ohanyan’s Basterma, or Mediterranean Kitchen’s Soujouk – all produced by Diasporan Armenians. But where […]
If you thought you knew everything the Young Turk and Kemalist regimes did to extricate themselves from responsibility for committing the Armenian Genocide, you are in for a surprise. The finer points are in […]
On January 22, the local Armenian community of New Jersey welcomed journalist and TV and radio personality Hayko Bağdat to speak at the Pinajian Center in St. Leon Church. Bağdat, a Turkish citizen, is considered […]
These recently released titles were produced outside of mainstream publishing mechanisms. They remind us that Armenians can and should avail themselves of alternatives in order to achieve publication, avoid censorship and tell their stories as […]
An Interview with Filmmaker David Ritter The Iraqi village of Havresc (originally called “Hay Vrej,” the Armenian words for “Armenian revenge”) was once populated with Armenian Genocide survivors and their descendants. Circa 1970, […]
Armenian writers who, as a result of bitter fate, create in foreign languages are not foreigners, but faithful and dedicated ambassadors of their Armenian blood and spirit in non-Armenian surroundings. –Sarkis Guiragossian, Aztag daily newspaper, […]
BELMONT, Mass.—He documented monumental, now-vanished Armenian architecture. He painted representations of our women in folkloric dress. His reproductions launched public awareness of Armenian manuscript illumination. He illustrated the creativity of Armenian ornamental inscription and sculpture. […]
If Ponce De León could search for the Fountain of Youth, could an Armenian daughter demystify the elusive Iskiri Hayat? Hidden away in my parents’ home in New Jersey is an extraordinary liquid in a […]
An Interview with John Balian Armenians often wish for a tale about the Armenian Genocide and its aftermath that would make a blockbuster film and draw attention to their cause. John Balian’s new book, Gray […]
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