Schiff Urges Biden to Personally Call Aliyev to End Blockade, Assess Options...
WASHINGTON — United States Congressman Adam Schiff on August 15 called on U.S. President Joe Biden to personally call Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and urge him to end the blockade of Lachin...
View ArticleQuestions for Armenians Born between 1930 and 1959
Were you born into an Armenian family in the 1930s, 1940s or 1950s? Were different languages used in your home? If you are an Armenian speaker, do you speak Armenian differently today than your parents...
View ArticleTekeyan Cultural Association Delegation Meets with Newly Appointed Consul...
GLENDALE, Calif. — On Tuesday, August 15 a delegation representing the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) visited the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia in Los Angeles and met with Karen...
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‘Aurora’s Sunrise’ Animated Feature, Based on Genocide Survivor’s Story, to...
LOS ANGELES — Bars Media Films, the newly established branch in Los Angeles of Armenia’s largest independent documentary production company, is proud to announce its first-ever animated feature, which...
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Recipe Corner: Vanetzi Ashkile (Spinach Soup)
A hearty, healthy, delicious Armenian soup perfect for cooler weather – or any time of year. FRESNO — This is one of the many treasured recipes in the Armenian and Selected Favorite Recipes Cookbook...
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AMAA 104th Annual Meeting Banquet to Celebrate Armenian Evangelical Education...
By Phyllis Dohanian The Armenian Missionary Association of America this fall will celebrate the legacy of the late Edward Avedisian, who created so much good here in the US as well as in Armenia, with...
View ArticleCenter for Truth and Justice Highlights Achievements and Features...
By Vic Gerami LOS ANGELES — On October 13, the Center for Truth and Justice (CFTJ) will hold its third annual gala, titled “Raise Their Voices: Break the Blockade” in Los Angeles, with guest of honor...
View ArticleHrayr Toukhanian, Director of ‘Assignment Berlin’ Film Based on Life of...
DETROIT — Film director and editor Hrayr Toukhanian died on August 15, 2023. He was 91. He was born in 1933 in Beirut, to the late Bedros and Eugenie Toukhanian and the husband of the late Sona...
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Senators Padilla, Menendez Urge UN Security Council Resolution to End...
WASHINGTON — On August 16, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sent a letter to United States Permanent Representative...
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Bone Marrow Donor Registry Holds Drive to Help Save Life of Rev. Harut...
LOS ANGELES — On August 13, 2023, the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR) conducted a donor recruitment drive in Los Angeles to help save the life of Rev. Harut Khachatryan, senior pastor at...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Military Assistance Waiver Delayed as Review Drags on
By Eric Bazail-Eimil and Gabriel Gavin WASHINGTON (Politico) — The Biden administration appears to be slow-walking the renewal of a long-standing military assistance program to Azerbaijan amid growing...
View ArticleTankian Asks Fellow Musicians to Cancel Baku Concert
LOS ANGELES (Public Radio of Armenia) — System Of A Down front man Serj Tankian is urging the Imagine Dragons to cancel the show in Baku scheduled for September 2. “A few months ago, it came to my...
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‘Worst Assistant in the World’ Sona Movsesian Set to Be Best MC
LOS ANGELES — Sona Movsesian has come a long way from being known jokingly as the “world’s worst assistant” to talk show and podcast legend Conan O’Brien to a podcast host and author. Movsesian is...
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In Memory of Nazar Nazarian
There are many millions of Armenians in this world, and for that we are grateful. Among these many millions, there always emerges in each generation a number of key people who play a crucial role in...
View ArticleZangér Boston Youth Chorale Seeks New Singers
WATERTOWN — The Zangér Boston Youth Chorale has just announced its rehearsal schedule for the 2023-2024 season. Chorus members are coming together after the summer vacation to begin preparations for...
View ArticleForbidden Homeland: Story of a Diasporan with Katia Tavitian Karaguezian
FRESNO — Author Katia Tavitian Karaguezian will speak on her new book, Forbidden Homeland: Story of a Diasporan, on Friday, September 8, at 7 p.m., in the University Business Center, Alice Peters...
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Armenian Heritage Park Hosts Growing Number of Events
BOSTON — Armenian Heritage Park on The Greenway continues to inspire a series of innovative programs and initiatives. Throughout the year, programs at the park are offered in collaboration with civic,...
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Deacons Train for Lifetime of Devotion to Church
By Taylor Manookian Gregory Special to the Mirror-Spectator ARMONK, N.Y. — Every summer, the St. Nersess Seminary hosts young men from any of the churches within the Eastern and Western Dioceses of the...
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HALO Trust Temporarily Pivots from Mine Clearing to Assistance as Artsakh...
BOSTON — Just imagine how bad the situation in Artsakh is that HALO Trust, whose charge is to clear landmines and cluster explosives, is instead temporarily pivoting toward helping the most desperate...
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Armenians Protest in front of White House to Prevent Second Genocide
WASHINGTON — Armenians walked in the streets of Washington, D.C. from the Chinatown area to the White House calling for public and political attention to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in...
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