Library Holds Centennial Events in March Ten-time New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian will appear at the Watertown Free Public Library on March 26, as “One Book, One Watertown 2015” reads The Sandcastle Girls in commemoration of the […]
Next Lecture on Feb. 26 at George Mason University WASHINGTON—The Knights of Vartan (KoV) Ani Lodge in Washington has begun a three-part academic lecture series touching upon different aspects of the Armenian Genocide. The first […]
By Gilda Buchakjian (Kupelian) PARAMUS, N.J.—The Seasons Banquet Hall was abuzz with guests at the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA)-Haigazian University (HU) Friendship Dinner on Feb. 7, graciously hosted by Serge and Anita Buchakjian. […]
By Ruth Bedevian The Armenian International Women’s Association (AIWA) New Jersey affiliate is organizing a commemorative luncheon on Sun., March 8, at the Villa Amalfi restaurant in Cliffside Park, N.J., in observance of the 100th […]
Update: Sources close to the Turkish government have denied Sunday’s Zaman’s report claiming that the Gallipoli commemoration events have been canceled, reported Daily Sabah on Feb. 22. ANKARA (A.W.)—The commemoration ceremonies marking the centennial of the Gallipoli campaign […]
Kaprelian to Join ‘Genealogy’ in Representing Armenia at Eurovision VIENNA, Austria (A.W.)—Diasporan artists from five continents will represent Armenia in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest that will take place in Vienna this May. Their song, […]
The Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA Board of Regional Directors recently announced the establishment of a $15,000 scholarship fund in honor of Vergine Jamgotchian, a lifelong ARS member, by her daughter Dr. Meliné […]
PARIS, France—For the past two years, Anna Benjamin and Guillaume Clere have been driven by the desire to give a voice to descendants—in Turkey—of Armenian Genocide survivors. In January 2015, the two French journalists came […]
BERKELEY, Calif.—The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) undergraduate student body Senate on Feb. 18 unanimously voted to divest $72.6 million dollars’ worth of UC bonds and investments in the Republic of Turkey for their crimes […]
YEREVAN (A.W.)—The Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) announced today that the rally scheduled to take place on Feb. 20 at Yerevan’s Liberty Square has been canceled. The rally had been organized by the PAP, together with […]
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