“Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going” As I read the list of endangered languages published by the United Nations Educational, […]
The period of time that immediately followed September 11 was a contentious one for American media outlets. For many publications, it was too soon for critical outpourings—informative commentaries that might help Americans rationally understand how […]
I was introduced to the legend of Kenneth J. Sarajian in the early 1970s. He was walking around the swimming pool at the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) Olympics hotel headquarters with the beige handset and […]
A top Israeli diplomat is raising eyebrows after a recent visit to the Armenian Genocide Memorial Complex—Dzidzernagapert. “The tragedy of the Armenian nation has never been questioned,” said Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Ben-Zvi late last […]
Growing up in a private Armenian school, I read a copious amount of Armenian poems. These poems, all part of the Armenian literary canon, addressed overlapping themes: identity, assimilation, nationalism, language, religion. From these poems, […]
A little over a month ago, the Weekly penned the editorial, “The Organizational Drone vs. the Intelligent Outsider,” in which we highlighted that neither end of the character spectrum—not the unthinking community servant nor the […]
Marilyn Petitto Devaney, a great friend of Armenian Americans, is running for re-election for the post of Massachusetts Governor’s Councilor. I encourage Armenian Americans to vote for her in the Democratic Primary on Tuesday September […]
Last week, I visited Armenia for the first time as an adult, to attend my nephew’s baptism. I decided to take the opportunity to write a travel article on tourism in Armenia. I want to […]
I have just authorized a doubling of Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum with respect to Turkey as their currency, the Turkish Lira, slides rapidly downward against our very strong Dollar! Aluminum will now be 20% […]
Over the last few days in Armenia, I’ve searched to find the new, that New Armenia which we all so enthusiastically proclaimed and welcomed barely two months ago. More importantly, and even more vital for […]
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