Mitch Kehetian

Born and raised in Detroit, Mitch Kehetian launched his newspaper career as a reporter in 1953 with the Detroit Times. He was also editor of Wayne-Westland Daily Eagle and the Macomb Daily. He has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from Wayne State University's Journalism Department. Mitch retired in 2005 and has served as president of Detroit Moorad-Zavarian AYF and Antranig ARF Gomideh.
Literary Corner

Susan Kadian’s Armenian Delray

DETROIT—Susan Kadian-Gopigian was born and raised in Delray – a sprawling “neighborhood” of European immigrants with a large Armenian community.…

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News

‘Kef Time Keghi III’ Benefits Kindergarten in Nor Keghi

DETROIT, Mich.—A new project to benefit the school children of Nor Keghi in Armenia began just days after four years…

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News

Telling Tehlirian’s Story: ‘Assignment Berlin’ Director Hrayr Toukhanian Honored

DETROIT, Mich.—In his lifetime as a print photographer and film producer, Hrayr Toukhanian has earned an impressive list of awards…

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Obituaries

In Memory of Detroit’s Harry (Herky) Yangouyian

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…

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Culture

‘Giants of the Earth’ Now Available through Star Books

Six years ago, when Publish America agreed to print Giants of the Earth, it culminated a personal project that took me…

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News

Detroit Hosts ‘Kef Time Keghi II’

In honoring their ancestry to historic Keghi in Turkish-occupied Western Armenia, Detroit Armenians took another giant step on Oct. 25 to…

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News

‘Giants of the Earth’: Searching for Answers in Western Armenia

In 1969, I went to Turkish-occupied Western Armenia to confirm a U.S. State Department report that my Aunt Parancim, who we…

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News

Apigian to Run for Seat in Michigan State House

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Mich.—When the call is sounded to rally the metro Detroit area Armenian community to stand fast for justice,…

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News

Toukhanian-Jacobs Addresses ‘Vasbouragan’ Crowd in Detroit

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…

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Interviews

Kehetian: Genocide Taboo: An Interview with Ambassador Evans

DETROIT, Mich.—Why have America’s last three presidents bowed to the whims of the pro-Turkish lobby in the U.S. State Department…

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