Paul Vartan Sookiasian

Paul Vartan Sookiasian is a writer and editor based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked in Armenia as the English language editor at CivilNet and as a project associate for USAID programs. More recently he served as one of the organizers of the World Congress on Information Technology 2019 Yerevan. He is also a historian who researches and brings to light the long and rich history of Philadelphia's Armenian community.
Diaspora

Published again at age 96

Rose Kacherian Rybak always had a love of reading and now at age 96 can once again count herself a…

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Travel

A visit to Kond with LikeLocal

Tourism to Armenia reached an all-time high of 2.3 million visitors in 2023, as more people from around the world…

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Travel

Experience Vanadzor with Boo Mountain Bike Park

Once the industrial heart of Soviet Armenia and still the country’s third largest city, Vanadzor has struggled to regain its…

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Special Reports

Azerbaijan exploits social media influencers with “free” tours

Imagine being offered the chance for incredible adventures as one of the first travelers to tour “previously restricted areas” –…

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Non-Profit

A Syrian-Armenian repatriate determined to help the homeland

September 2022 was a month of deep sorrow for Armenian society as horrific attacks across the border by Azerbaijan left…

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Diaspora

NYC’s Mosaic Curriculum and the Need for Armenian Inclusion

When Christine Serdjenian Yearwood learned that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) was gathering input and feedback from…

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Art

The Lost Art of Manuel Azadigian

The life of artist Manuel Azadigian, who was once referred to by a retrospective in Ararat Magazine as the “Forgotten…

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Literary Corner

Robert Kerbeck and His Big Armenian Secret

Robert Kerbeck is the author of the brand new true crime memoir RU$E: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to…

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History

Armenian “Rosies” and Female Military Service

As Women’s History Month draws to a close, it’s an appropriate time to bring attention to a national campaign which…

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Community News

Asadur Minasian ordained a priest at St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church

WYNNEWOOD, Pa.—An overflow crowd flocked to St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church on December 18 to witness the historic ordination of…

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