DETROIT—Susan Kadian-Gopigian was born and raised in Delray – a sprawling “neighborhood” of European immigrants with a large Armenian community. It was the new home for Armenians who survived the Ottoman Turkish massacres, which forced […]
DETROIT, Mich.—A new project to benefit the school children of Nor Keghi in Armenia began just days after four years of spirited community work to fund classroom renovations was achieved this past December by the Nor […]
DETROIT, Mich.—In his lifetime as a print photographer and film producer, Hrayr Toukhanian has earned an impressive list of awards and tributes for pursuing a dedication that took birth in Lebanon. Now 83, the Beirut-born […]
DETROIT, Mich.—When a community activist passes, friends mourn his loss. But Harry Yangouyian leaves as a shining activist, an honor he never sought. He just lived a full life and will be remembered for faithfully serving the St. Sarkis Church community and the ranks of the […]
Six years ago, when Publish America agreed to print Giants of the Earth, it culminated a personal project that took me on a 1969 mission into Turkish-occupied Western Armenia in search of an aunt lost in […]
In honoring their ancestry to historic Keghi in Turkish-occupied Western Armenia, Detroit Armenians took another giant step on Oct. 25 to strengthen linkage to Nor Keghi in the Republic of Armenia. More than 350 area Armenians […]
In 1969, I went to Turkish-occupied Western Armenia to confirm a U.S. State Department report that my Aunt Parancim, who we believed had been killed during the genocide, had died just six years earlier. With the help […]
DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich.—When the call is sounded to rally the metro Detroit area Armenian community to stand fast for justice, activist Ned Apigian makes his presence known. The Dearborn Heights city councilman is equally active […]
DETROIT, Mich.—When students question the exploits of the heroic Armenian defense of Van against the military might of the oppressive Ottoman-Turkish government, Hourig Toukhanian-Jacobs has an answer that honors the creed of Vanetsi descendants. “They were ordinary people, the […]
DETROIT, Mich.—Why have America’s last three presidents bowed to the whims of the pro-Turkish lobby in the U.S. State Department by not recognizing the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians as a genocide in their annual […]
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