William Paparian

William M. Paparian is a former Pasadena mayor, a Los Angeles County deputy district attorney and a captain in the California State Guard’s Judge Advocate Section.
Opinion

Armenia’s molybdenum moment

On July 20, 2026, President Donald Trump signed an executive order designed to secure America’s defense supply chains by restricting…

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The nation is broader than any government

As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business…

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The risk of symbolic overstatement

In the evolving landscape of Armenia’s foreign and security policy, the State Partnership Program between the Kansas National Guard and…

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The diaspora as asset and vector

Armenia’s adversaries view the diaspora not only as a potential asset for the homeland but also as a vector for…

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Nemo Resideo: Leave no Armenian behind

One hundred years after my grandfather Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, stepped onto Ellis Island, his descendants still carry the unfinished…

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Honoring Paul Ignatius’ legacy of service

Imagine walking into the same Glendale post office where a young Paul Ignatius once sorted mail as a clerk —…

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Faces erased: Why Yerevan must preserve the memory of its fallen heroes 

Imagine walking through a familiar Yerevan underpass only to find blank walls where young Armenian faces once looked back at…

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Democracy under strain in Vanadzor

As a former mayor of Pasadena who served on the City Council and pushed to strengthen our sister city relationship…

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