SANTA MONICA, Calif.—“The Attempt”—a short film written and directed by Santa Monica College (SMC) film student Daniel Despart—has been accepted into The 23rd American Pavilion Emerging Filmmaker Showcase during the 2020 Cannes Film Festival. SMC is the only community college and one […]
In the documentary “100 Years from Home,” questions chart Lilit Pilikian and Jared White’s journey across the globe. “How do we get over these wounds?” Pilikian asks her mother over the phone, sitting in the […]
The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) is holding its September Virtual Lunch & Learn on the subject of “Internment and Destruction: Concentration Camps during the Armenian Genocide.” The Zoom event will […]
The name of the entity has changed from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey. The names of the leaders have changed from Abdul Hamid II to Talaat Pasha to Kemal Atatürk to Erdogan. […]
CHICAGO, Ill.—On Sunday, July 26, members of the Chicago Armenian community came together to remember the sacrifices of the Lisbon 5 and reflect on their legacy in this time of crisis. Keeping our community together […]
In this empowerment series article, we meet Jeanne Parseghian, a French politician and member of the European Ecologie Les Verts (France’s Green Party). Parseghian was recently elected as mayor of Strasbourg, France. Born in Suresnes, […]
July 22 is the 60th anniversary of the death of Bodil Biørn, a Norwegian missionary who helped Armenians during three decades in three different countries. There is a commemorative plaque for her at Tsitsernakaberd in […]
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.– “I See Wings”, the passionate symphonic ballad recorded by Detroit performing artist Kenny Watson and featured in the award-winning documentary “An Armenian Trilogy” has been released on iTunes, Apple Music and Spotify. The […]
I just found a video in which two Turkish scholars are advocating for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide by the Republic of Turkey. The discussion took place in 2015 on the 100th anniversary of […]
Editor’s note: In a statement to our west coast counterpart Asbarez early Wednesday morning, a White House official said its policy on the Armenian Genocide remains “unchanged.” “The President has reaffirmed that the Meds Yeghern […]
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