Diaspora

When photographer Ara Oshagan began documenting greater Los Angeles’ Armenian neighborhoods nearly 30 years ago, he was embarking on an…

Over the coming days, we will present to our readers, in a series of publications, summaries of the discussions held…

Talaat Pasha, the mastermind of the Armenian Genocide, wrote in a letter in 1915: “We wanted to leave behind one…

For much of the twentieth century, the central question confronting the Armenian diaspora was relatively clear: how could a dispersed…

As the grandson of Nishan Paparian of Kharpert, who stepped onto Ellis Island a century ago carrying the unfinished business…

YEREVAN — A dispute inside Armenia’s parliament over the political value of the Armenian diaspora has escalated into a broader…

Armenia’s adversaries view the diaspora not only as a potential asset for the homeland but also as a vector for…

“Assalamu alaykum.” Nobody had ever approached me in Yerevan and greeted me that way before. Quite instinctively, I responded, “Wa…

The following remarks were delivered by Elizabeth S. Chouldjian, communications director at the Armenian National Committee of America, at the…

Growing up in the American diaspora, there were countless “baby boomer” Armenians who longed for an independent Armenia. They grew…