Commentary on religion, politics, and family from a New England-based community member, Stepan Piligian
Many American Armenians live with a fear. It is not the type that causes medical concern or even impacts their livelihood. It is a future fear. Will my children and grandchildren retain their Armenian faith […]
Armenians are a proud but at times myopic people. We love to focus on the foundations of our culture, our faith, our food, our resiliency, our values, but we have trouble with our problems. The […]
As we begin a new year with hopes and dreams, let us pause to remember those who helped us get to where we are. It is called the cycle of life. We welcome with love […]
Some things in this world never change, but many things do change. In 2019, the Armenian people experienced unprecedented change both in Armenia and in the American Diaspora. Armenia has taken a major step forward […]
We live in a very fragmented world today. Here in America, our country is walled off into partisan political camps. Washington seems paralyzed by the division. This is not intended to be a biased comment. […]
If we could all pause for just a moment, we are witnessing two amazing milestones. This year marks 120 years of the Hairenik and the 85th anniversary of the Armenian Weekly. The Hairenik was established […]
This column is directed to the major benefactors of the Armenian Church, specifically those who are from the American diaspora and focus their philanthropy on Armenia through the Apostolic Church. All Armenians should be indebted […]
Original pain—that’s what I call it. We all have it. It came with our Armenian heritage. We have a beautiful culture, a vibrant language, an incredible history for millennia and an independent homeland. It’s a […]
As Armenians, we have a responsibility to ourselves and to our future to set the bar high. At times, we have succumbed to accepting mediocrity in our institutions. Some of this is attributed to a […]
Whenever I am excited about our accomplishments in the western diaspora, I think about the irony of our success given how the diaspora was created. The infrastructure of our American diaspora began prior to the […]
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