HARTFORD, Conn.—The historic Connecticut House of Representative Chambers was filled to overflow for the 104th commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on April 27. Connecticut State Representative Edwin Vargas, Jr. (D-Hartford) was in attendance and introduced […]
CHICAGO, Ill.—Armenians from across Chicago converged near the consulate of the Republic of Turkey on April 24, 2019 to join with the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Chicago “Ararat” Chapter in a protest marking the 104th […]
BOSTON, Mass.—More than a century after the 1915 Armenian Genocide, hundreds of Armenians from the Greater Boston area paid tribute last week to the struggle of the Armenian experience. “We not only survived,” said veteran […]
ISTANBUL—A prominent Turkish-Armenian activist was taken into custody last week for making controversial anti-Turkish narratives and using the term “genocide” during a requiem service on Armenian Genocide commemoration day. Nor Zartonk activist Alexis Kalk was […]
LANSING, Mich. —Michigan’s House of Representatives has passed legislation that declares April 24 as a Day of Remembrance for the Armenian Genocide from 1915 to 1923. During that time, Armenians, as well as Greeks, Assyrian-Chaldeans, […]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—On the eve of the 104th anniversary commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, about 100 Armenians from the local community descended on Harvard Square in a protest organized by the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Greater […]
Lowell honored the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on Saturday, April 20 with the raising of the Armenian flag at Lowell City Hall and a proclamation by Lowell mayor, the Honorable William Samaras. Local […]
BOSTON, Mass.—Martyrs and survivors of the Armenian Genocide were honored under the golden dome of the Massachusetts State House last week during the 104th annual commemoration of the 1915 events. “We are here to remember,” […]
During April 2019 the Belmont, Massachusetts Public Library is displaying a selection of books, DVDs and CDs on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian history and culture. Library Director Peter Struzziero and his staff facilitated the […]
SYDNEY—The Armenian Missionary Association of Australia (AMAA) set a goal in 2019 to raise funds to support the “Shogh” Educational Day Centers in Armenia and Artsakh, which provide provisional services for underprivileged children. The […]
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