Growing up as a child of two Syrian immigrants of Armenian descent, I had access to multiple clandestine languages that perfumed the ether of my childhood. Both my parents were Middle Eastern city-slickers, raised in […]
Nancy Agabian’s work occupies a unique place in our contemporary cultural landscape. Known for being a gifted essayist, performance artist and a respected creative writing teacher, Agabian straddles many identities. Within the Armenian world she […]
FRESNO, Calif.—This year, on August 31, the 110th anniversary of famed author William Saroyan’s birth, a house-museum in his name will open its doors to visitors in Fresno, California, in the house that Saroyan spent […]
A young boy wanders alone through a dark wilderness, lit only by the occasional ghostly flickers of fireflies. He passes through a field, a forest, and a cave before the fireflies lead him to a […]
“Armenian art is not something isolated. It is woven into a global network, and needs to be understood for what makes it specifically Armenian,” Dr. Helen Evans said to an enthusiastic crowd of close to […]
BETHESDA, Md.—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States held its 42nd Regional Convention on April 14, at the Soorp Khatch Armenian Apostolic Church in Bethesda. Around 40 delegates from nine […]
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