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AGBU Hye Geen Tackles Topic of Sexual Harassment with Panel of Speakers
LOS ANGELES — On Saturday, August 18, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Hye Geen hosted a conference titled: “Sexual Harassment: Understand, Prevent, Respond” at the AGBU Vatche and Tamar...
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The Untold Story: The Earthquake that Shook Armenia, The Relief Effort that...
Stephen Kurkjian By Stephen Kurkjian PARAMUS, N.J. — John A. Simourian was a legendary athlete at Watertown High School and Harvard College during the mid-1950s and his successes on the football and...
View ArticleGov. Rick Snyder Names Krista Haroutunian to 17th District Court
LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Rick Snyder earlier this month appointed Krista Haroutunian of Redford to the 17th District Court in Redford Township. “Krista has demonstrated a solid knowledge of the law and an...
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Annie Totah: Woman, Armenian, Warrior
WASHINGTON — When Annie Simonian Totah fights for Armenian Genocide recognition on Capitol Hill, the dispiriting thought of her parents in an orphanage takes centerstage. The daughter of Genocide...
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HyePointe Church Holds Annual Picnic
BRADFORD, Mass. – The Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe held its annual picnic on Sunday, August 26 on its own grounds. More than 700 guests attended and enjoyed the food, Armenian music by the...
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A Pastor Recounts: The Memoirs of Fr. Zaven Arzoumanian
I don’t know whether Armenians write memoirs any more than members of other ethnic groups, but certainly the Armenians of previous generations did not shirk from describing the terrible events of...
View ArticleArmen Aroyan Collection at USC Institute of Armenian Studies
LOS ANGELES — The first time Armen Aroyan took a group of Armenians to visit the villages of their ancestors was 1991. At that time, he wasn’t sure if this was a one-time visit, but it came after a few...
View ArticleRetiring Surgeon Has been More than a Doctor to Patients
By Peter Jackel RACINE, Wis. (Journal Times) — A remarkable career in medicine by a beloved Racine orthopedic surgeon had its origin nearly 50 years ago, when 12-year-old Myron Mikaelian was reading...
View ArticleSchiff Seeks Re-Election as National Profile Rises
WASHINGTON — Until a couple of years ago, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA 28) was known well to those in Washington and those in California in his district, as well as Armenians around the US. Schiff represents...
View ArticleFr. Petoyan Celebrates 20 Years of Ordination
PASADENA, Calif. — More than 600 faithful gathered for a special service and luncheon marking the symbolic 20th anniversary of the ordination and consecration of Archpriest Rev. Sarkis Petoyan, the...
View ArticleObituary: Virginia ‘Ginny’ Ohanian, Supporter of Armenian Causes
BELMONT, Mass. — Virginia “Ginny” (Talanian) Ohanian 93, of Belmont, Boca Raton, Fla. and Osterville, Mass. died on Thursday, September 13. She was the wife of the late Michael Ohanian, she is survived...
View ArticleHarvard Panel to Look at ‘Velvet Revolution’ in Armenia at Six Months
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A panel discussion titled “Armenia’s Velvet Revolution After 6 Months: Beyond the Headlines,” will take place at Harvard University, Fong Auditorium (Boylston Hall), on Thursday,...
View ArticleComedy Program Kicks off LA Tekeyan Metro Chapter Activities
PASADENA, Calif. — The newly formed Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los Angeles chapter will hold its inaugural event, an Evening of Comedy and Dinner, slated for Saturday, October 27, at the Rococo...
View ArticleFeast of the True Cross Commemorated at Diocese
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — Held up for display before the crowd of expectant onlookers was an eight-inch silver cross — one unlike any other. Embedded within its central gemstone was a tiny sliver...
View ArticleEcumenical Days of Remembrance in Berlin
BERLIN — At a time when political issues are straining relations among European nations, it is all the more important to reflect on what unites them. In this spirit, the European Commission dedicated...
View ArticleSociety for Armenian Studies to Hold Conference on First Armenian Republic
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — An international conference, “Innovative Approaches to the History of the First Republic of Armenian, 1918-1920” will take place from noon to 3 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, here....
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Knights and Daughters of Vartan Host Talk by Presidential Speechwriter
WASHINGTON — A public discussion was held on Tuesday, September 11, at St. Mary Armenian Church Cultural Hall with guest speaker Aram Bakshian, Jr., speechwriter for Presidents Nixon and Ford and...
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Sitting Down for Closer Relations between Chicago and Yerevan
Honorary Consul for the Republic of Armenia in Chicago, Oscar Tatosian with family and friends CHICAGO — Chicago’s budding friendship with Armenia’s capital city, Yerevan, took a step forward on...
View ArticleTech Trailblazer Richard Bezjian to Chair COAF Armenia Board
YEREVAN/NEW YORK — Children of Armenia Fund (COAF) announced this week the appointment of Richard Bezjian, founder of Energize Global Services (EGS), as chairman of its Armenia Board of Directors....
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Two-Day Conference on Committee of Union and Progress at Fresno State
FRESNO — The Armenian Studies Program will hold an international conference on “The Committee of Union and Progress: Founders, Ideology, and Structure” on Friday, October 12, and Saturday, October 13....
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