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My homeland is not a suitcase, and I am no traveler
My homeland is not a suitcase, and I am no traveler. I wrote this article on the day of the “ceasefire.” The title is a line from a poem by Mahmoud Darwish called, “Diary of […]
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A Campaign Pursued with Greater Determination and Severity
“The aim of all Turks is to unite with the Turkic borders. History is affording us today the last opportunity. In order for the Islamic world not to be forever fragmented, it is necessary that […]
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Armenia selects “Amerikatsi” as its official entry for the Oscars’ international feature film category
Freedom is a state of mind. That’s what Armenia’s selection for the Oscars’ international feature film category set out to showcase. Set in post-World War II Armenia under Soviet rule, the film Amerikatsi has been […]
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Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School students rally against blockade of Artsakh
LOS ANGELES–In a powerful display of solidarity, Rose and Alex Pilibos Armenian School students gathered in East Hollywood on Sept. 2, 2023 to protest the ongoing blockade imposed on the Armenian breakaway state of Artsakh […]
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Popping the “Armenian bubble” and Michael Goorjian’s “Amerikatsi”
I’ve just started classes as a junior transfer at the University of California, Berkeley, where discussions about diversity are raised constantly in and out of the classroom. The Armenian experience does not come up in […]
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Artsakh Human Rights Defender issues report at sixth-month mark of the Artsakh blockade
As I write this, I find myself in complete disbelief that it has come to the point where talking about this has become our reality. June 12 was the six-month mark of the Artsakh blockade. […]
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Being the “Armenian in the Room”: Insights from the ANCA Policy Seminar’s “Impacting Media” Panel
Last Sunday, I had the good fortune of attending the Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) Policy Seminar at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, where various titans of the government, media and public […]
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Anti-Armenian flyers discovered in Glendale, California
This past Friday, anti-Armenian flyers were discovered posted on light poles in Glendale, California. The flyers were found near St. Mary’s Armenian Apostolic Church on South Central Avenue. The flyer read “NEVER AGAIN does not […]
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100 Days: The International, Legal and Philosophical Implications of the Artsakh Blockade
It is hard to believe that the blockade of Artsakh has reached this point, but it has now entered its 100th day. That means 100 days of severe shortages of food, medicine and other essential […]
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Selective Policing: Beverly Hills Police fail to protect Armenian community
The Beverly Hills Police Department (BHPD) released a disappointing statement on Tuesday, February 7 regarding the anti-Armenian flyers that were posted throughout the city on Saturday, January 28th ahead of the Armenian Youth Federation Western […]