Intolerance toward ‘The Other’ in Turkey
By Raffi Bedrosyan Just when one thinks the level of hatred and intolerance in Turkey toward minorities cannot get any worse, something shocking happens which surpasses even the worst incidents of the...
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Glendale’s Mayor Vartan Gharpetian Talks Politics
GLENDALE, Calif. – Glendale is a unique city for Armenians in the United States. With one of the largest concentrations of Armenians outside of the Republic of Armenia, four out of five of the members...
View ArticlePrison Ministry Brings Middlesex Inmate to Baptism
By Mark Labbe BILLERICA, Mass. (The Pilot)– Derek Elledge didn’t know if he had been baptized as a child, but to him, that didn’t really matter. What he did know was that now, as a middle-aged adult,...
View ArticleNicole Babikian Hajjar Leads Mirror 85th Anniversary Gala Benefit
By Sara Janjigian Trifiro WATERTOWN – The Armenian Mirror-Spectator will mark its 85th anniversary with a two-day celebration including a symposium titled “Journalism and Fake News: The Armenian...
View ArticleThe Armenian Evangelical Church of New York Celebrates its 120th Anniversary
By Peter Kougasian NEW YORK – Culminating a year of observances, on the weekend of June 10-11, the Armenian Evangelical Church of New York celebrated its 120th anniversary with a gala banquet and...
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
SAN FRANCISCO — In a San Francisco lab, Dr. Yerem Yeghiazarians hopes to treat heart disease, stroke and a whole host of other serious illnesses with the pioneering use of stem cells and newly...
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Hye Pointe Church New Cross Blessed
BRADFORD, Mass. – On Sunday, September 17, the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, at the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe, the ceremony of the blessing of the cross that will adorn the...
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CYSCA Panel on Media Literacy in Armenia with 5 Visiting Armenian Specialists...
BELMONT, Mass. — On Thursday, October 5 a panel discussion on “Expanding Inclusion of Media Literacy in Education in Armenia: Challenges and Opportunities” will begin at 7:30 pm at the National...
View ArticleWelcome Reception for New Citizens at Armenian Heritage Park
BOSTON — The welcome reception for new citizens, their families and friends at Armenian Heritage Park on The Greenway, Boston was held under sunny skies, during an otherwise rain soaked week, on...
View ArticleBanquet of Holy Trinity Armenian Church, Cambridge to Honor Aram Hintlian on...
By Seta. A. Buchter CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The pastor and Parish Council of Holy Trinity Armenian Church of Greater Boston are pleased to announce that Aram Hintlian, a longtime devoted and dedicated...
View ArticleHaig K. Deranian, Former Grand Commander of Knights of Vartan, Dies
BELMONT, Mass. — Haig K. Deranian, of Belmont, formerly of Worcester and Watertown, died on October 2. He was 75. Deranian served as commander of Ararat Lodge No. 1, Boston in 1984 and 1985 and served...
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Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee Joins Armenian Caucus
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America welcome Rep. Dan Kildee (D-MI) to the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues. An Assembly delegation met with Kildee last month and discussed issues of...
View ArticleMichigan Recognizes Artsakh Republic
LANSING, MI — Michigan became the eighth US state to recognize the independent Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh), with the overwhelming bipartisan passage of S.R.99, spearheaded by Senator David...
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Michael Kehyaian Passes Away (January 6, 1931- September 8, 2017)
Mamas Michael was the son of Armenian immigrants who survived the 1915 Armenian genocide. The family, Serop Kehyaian and Esther Shahinian, Serop’s mother Serpouhe, and Esther’s mother Mariam, came to...
View ArticleKevork Msrlian Presents New Book on Armenians of Irbid and Northern Jordan in...
By Kevork Keushkerian ALTADENA, Calif. – Kevork Msrlian presented his book The Armenians of Irbid and Northern Jordan through an Armenian-language PowerPoint lecture at the Tekeyan Cultural Association...
View ArticleTCA Mher Megerdchian Theatrical Group Presents ‘All Rise, Court Is in...
SOUTHFIELD, M.I. – On October 8, 25 members of the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Mher Megerdchian Theatrical Group came to Laurence Technological University in Southfield from New York to perform...
View ArticleObituary: Very Rev. Thomas Garabedian, Led St. Mark Armenian Catholic Church
PHILADELPHIA — The Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg and St. Mark Armenian Catholic Church of Wynnewood, Penn. announced that the Very Rev. Thomas Garabedian, pastor of St. Mark since...
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Anaïde Nahikian: Maximizing Help on Frontlines around the World
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — We are all too familiar with the sight of brave men and women responding in the aftermaths of tragedies, be they the result of wars, genocides or natural disasters. What is seldom...
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Stellar Panel of Journalists at November 2 Mirror-Spectator Symposium
David Barsamian BOSTON — On Thursday, November 2, the Armenian Mirror-Spectator, as part of its two-part 85th anniversary celebration, will sponsor a symposium on the campus of Wellesley College. The...
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URI Pharmacy Building Dedicated in Honor of Alumnus Paramaz Avedisian
PROVIDENCE — The University of Rhode Island (https://www.uri.edu/) community gathered last week to honor the memory of College of Pharmacy alumnus Paramaz Avedisian ’54, whose lifetime represented a...
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