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

St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church making history with ordination of married priest

The Armenian Catholic Church in America is about to make history again when it ordains the second married priest in…

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Community News

Philadelphia hosts triumphant return to community life with live music premiere

PHILADELPHIA, Penn.—The sanctuary of St. Gregory the Illuminator was filled with the healing and soulful sounds of Armenian instrumentals and…

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Nonprofit News

Therapists for Armenia: Bridging the gap with services, training and equipment in Armenia

Proving Saroyan’s famous saying true about the power of Armenians to rebuild, a chance meeting over gumbo between two Armenians…

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Film

Ayanian’s “No Difference Between Us” to feature untold Armenian American stories

Thanks to her documentary What Will Become of Us, which brought the stories of American-Armenian families keeping their culture alive…

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Opinion

Philadelphia Armenian community steadfast in face of anti-Armenian campaign

Editor’s Note: On February 24, 2021, the Armenian National Committee of PA notified the Weekly that it successfully worked with…

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Opinion

Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Activists and Artsakh: A History of Hypocrisy

While Armenians have become accustomed to all manner of state-sponsored Armenophobia from their eastern neighbor, the intensity of the vitriol…

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