Opinion
Transcending the Armenian Community
When I was 15 years old, my brother and I went to a System of a Down concert and met some other Armenian kids who were carrying our country’s flag. As we were chatting, a […]
Opinion
Open Letters
Urgent Call to Help Artsakh Refugees and Displaced Persons
To: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Special Representative for Internally Displaced Persons – International Organization for Migration United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) International Committee of the Red Cross International […]
Opinion
Why teach about genocide? “To improve our world.”
It was an honor to represent the Attleboro Public Schools at the Attleboro Council on Human Rights’ virtual forum in observance of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, but it was also a professional duty to discuss […]
Op-Eds
Reactions to Biden in Turkey
It has been more than a week now since US President Biden’s April 24, 2021 statement recognizing the Armenian Genocide. This was a long overdue acknowledgment by the US of an event that took place […]
Opinion
(Social) Justice for Artsakh, the Armenian Genocide and the Struggle against Global Racism
Racism seems to be raging around the world. Anti-Asian and anti-Black/Brown racism in the United States flares up frequently, tragically claiming lives and victims and causing public uneasiness and outrage. Despite these tragedies, there is […]
A Word from the Editor
April 24, 2021: Recognition and Remembrance
Daybreak on April 24, 2021 arrived with the birds singing outside my window, blue skies and sunshine…and a feeling of anticipation that felt like I was holding my breath all morning. When I read the […]
Opinion
Biden proclaims genocide, but is it enough?
“Genocide,” I read, thinking, “He said the word!” Joe Biden is the second US president to do so in office with regards to the Armenian Genocide, the first since Ronald Reagan 30 years ago, and […]
Opinion
The Potential Legal Impact of President Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
In a historic decision and despite pressure from Turkey, President Joe Biden became the first sitting US president to officially recognize the Armenian Genocide. Saturday’s long overdue proclamation from the United States also comes with […]
Opinion
Recognizing the Impossible Past
Early this morning, at 3 am in Ann Arbor, I was waiting to connect with the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia. It was 10 in the morning in Riga, […]
Opinion
Armenian Genocide recognition is long overdue
Those of us who have been involved in policy circles in Washington have long heard the argument that for the US government to recognize the Armenian Genocide of 1915 would be “inconvenient” and “jeopardize relations […]