Continuing my quest for truth about the origins of the world, I visited Magaravank (Sourp Magar) Armenian Monastery in Cyprus in April 2018. I took a taxi to the idyllic Pentadaktylos mountain range over Kyrenia […]
How much worse does it have to get for you to care and for our loud voices to be heard? How bad does the current war going on between Azerbaijan and Armenia have to get […]
Thousands of Armenian Americans were beaming with pride Tuesday night during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) when a certain familiar face from Michigan appeared on-screen. The chyron read in big, bold letters—MICHIGAN STATE REP. MARI […]
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 […]
The Black Lives Matter movement has challenged US society to recognize police violence against Blacks, as well as systemic racism in our courts, schools, businesses and cultural institutions. Four centuries of violence and systemic oppression […]
Proficiency with language is not something that is simply inherited. It is also not something that magically stays with you over the years. It is something you cultivate, practice, develop, enhance and use to express […]
It’s a question many of us have asked, puzzled, debated, and even had heated arguments over. During this heightened national conversation about race in the US, it has become an increasingly important one for us […]
The Armenian music community has lost another gentle giant, Harry Minassian. Known throughout the east coast as a prominent oud player (Middle Eastern lute, 11 strings) as well as a singer, Harry’s playing and vocal […]
I have never written anything about my dad—Nishan Salibian. In fact, I don’t think anyone has. That’s why when his only granddaughter Leeza asked me to write a tribute in his memory for Father’s Day, […]
On the first day of kindergarten in Boulder, Colorado, we gathered in a circle, and the teacher asked us to stand up, introduce ourselves and tell everyone where we were from. I stood up, and […]
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