Literary Corner
western Armenian
Opinion
Armenian is a beautifully unique language
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 […]
Opinion
Western Armenian Renaissance – Update 2.1
My colleague put it perfectly on the fourth episode of the Meet the Revolution podcast. “When it comes to language—the Armenian language—there’s been some sort of online virtual renaissance, almost like a virtual զարթօնք (zartonk […]
Literary Corner
Roslin Press Presents Armenian Adaptation of Animated Series, Treasure Island
In an initiative the likes of which the Diaspora hasn’t seen in over a generation, Roslin Press is proud to announce the first-ever Armenian production of Osamu Dezaki’s anime rendition of the classic swashbuckling adventure, […]
Opinion
The Little Ant Speaks Pure Armenian
In the January 27, 1977 edition of Asbarez, there was an article written by Mr. Hrayr Garabedian titled “ՄՐՋՆԻԿԸ ՄԱՔՈՒՐ ՀԱՅԵՐԷՆ ԿԸ ԽՕՍԻ” where it detailed his trip to San Francisco to visit friends. He […]
Nonprofit News
Children and Parents Embrace ‘Pokrig’ Online Learning Platform
The Pokrig Tale site continues to publish stories in Western Armenian and help visitors learn Armenian during the quarantine. Pokrig has become highly popular in 21 countries with large Armenian communities. In the last two […]
Announcements
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Announces Prize Program for Online Armenian Instruction
The Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation has announced a new prize program exclusively for teachers in the Armenian language in the Diaspora. Armenian school teachers around the world are giving their lessons […]
Literary Corner
Classic Children’s Series Frog and Toad Translated into Armenian
The Armenian School of St. Leon Armenian Church in Fair Lawn, New Jersey in conjunction with Cascade Press is proud to present the first-ever Armenian language translation of Arnold Lobel’s Frog and Toad series. This […]
Announcements
NAASR to Present Harvard Panel Discussion on Bilingual Education
A panel discussion entitled “Bilingualism: Challenges and Benefits of Learning and Living in Multiple Worlds” will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. at Harvard University, Science Center, Auditorium A, 1 Oxford […]
Community News
St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School Celebrates 35 Years
WALTHAM, Mass.—On Saturday night, hundreds celebrated the Armenian school that has, since 1984, meant so much to so many generations of Diasporan Armenian families in the Greater Boston area—St. Stephen’s Armenian Elementary School (SSAES). “We […]