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Hakobyan Meets with Students at MIT, St. Stephen’s Elementary School
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Anna Hakobyan, the wife of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, spent an hour on Friday, April 5, with Armenian students enrolled at Harvard University and Massachusetts...
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Anna Hakobyan Visits Armenian Museum of America, Armenian Heritage Park
WATERTOWN – After arriving on April 4 in Boston, primarily in support of the City of Smile Foundation banquet, Anna Hakobyan, journalist and wife of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, went to the Armenian...
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City of Smile Banquet Is Great Success with Headliner Anna Hakobyan
WALTHAM, Mass. – The greater Boston area Armenian community came together as one in support of the worthy cause of combatting childhood cancer in Armenia. Close to thirty organizations and churches...
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VEM Ensemble Tour to Detroit, Montreal and Boston Is a Triumph
WATERTOWN — The VEM Ensemble of the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music inspired and moved large audiences in the hundreds in Detroit, Montreal and Boston as it completed the first part of its spring 2019...
View ArticleBelmont, Mass. Library Spotlights Armenian Titles in April
By David Boyajian BELMONT, Mass. — During April, the Belmont Public Library is displaying a selection of books, DVDs, and CDs on the Armenian Genocide and Armenian history and culture. Library Director...
View ArticleAnna Astvatsaturian Turcotte and ATP Team up for Forest Memorial to Baku...
PORTLAND, Maine — Author, human rights advocate and Baku refugee, Anna Astvatsaturian Turcotte, spearheaded a fundraiser to plant a Memorial Forest for the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Baku...
View ArticleTekeyan Boston Chapter Organizing Activities, Welcomes New Members
WATERTOWN — The Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) recently reconstituted its greater Boston chapter after a series of meetings. The chapter is based in Watertown and uses the facilities of the Baikar...
View ArticleObituary: Sam Pilafian, 69 Tuba Maestro of Multiple Genres
By Richard Sandomir TEMPE, Ariz. (New York Times) — Sam Pilafian, a virtuoso tuba player who performed an eclectic mix of classical, jazz, pop and rock music and brought unflagging exuberance to...
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House and Senate Introduce Bills on Genocide Recognition as Members...
WASHINGTON — The Armenian Assembly of America (Assembly) joined the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues this week for the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide on Capitol Hill. Prior to...
View ArticleArmenian Heritage Park: Meaningful Public Art, Reconfigured
By Steven Vilkas BOSTON — In my article “In Appreciation Of Boston’s Armenian Heritage Park”, I began laying the foundations for why this place has quickly become one of my absolute favorite...
View ArticleDiscovering Armenian Heritage and Culture
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut was home to a program of music, demonstrations, a panel of renowned scholars and Armenian food on Saturday, March 30, as the University of Connecticut presented a...
View ArticleSt. James Armenian Church to Host 117th Diocesan Assembly and Gala Banquet
WATERTOWN — St. James Armenian Apostolic Church of Watertown will welcome all of the Clergy and lay delegates of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church, as it hosts the 117th Diocesan Assembly and...
View ArticleKomitas Vartabed Takes Centerstage at the Western Diocese
By Taleen Babayan BURBANK, Calif. — The religious, spiritual and cultural influences of Komitas Vartabed headlined the 2019 Reclaim Conference in honor of the 150th anniversary of his birth, in an...
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Shahnazaryan Illuminated Women’s Role in Velvet Revolution and Aftermath in...
GLENDALE, Los Angeles – It has been almost a year since the historic Velvet Revolution in Armenia and many of us are still wondering how our small country was able to overturn decades of corrupt...
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Inan Honored by the Borough of Ridgefield, NJ
RIDGEFIELD, N.J. – During Women’s History Month, the Borough of Ridgefield seeks to honor individuals who have demonstrated service to their community. On March 25, Maryam Juliet Inan was selected for...
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Armenia’s Consulate General Celebrated 25th Anniversary with Anna Hakobyan
GLENDALE, Calif. – On April 7, the Consulate General of the Republic of Armenia marked its 25th anniversary in Los Angeles with a banquet held at the Glendale Hilton, at which Anna Hakobyan, wife of...
View ArticleBalakian Wins 2019 Balmuth Award
HAMILTON, N.Y. (Colgate News) — Peter Balakian, Donald M. and Constance H. Rebar Professor in humanities and professor of English, has been selected as the 2019 recipient of the Jerome Balmuth Award...
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Bishop Sahak Mashalian of Armenian Patriarchate in Istanbul Visits New York
By Florence Avakian NEW YORK — On Sunday, April 7, Bishop Sahak Mashalian from the Armenian Patriarchate of Istanbul celebrated an Episcopal Badarak at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral and delivered an...
View ArticleTaner Akçam Lectures at USC
LOS ANGELES — At a recent lecture at the University of Southern California (USC), historian Taner Akçam said the trove of documents he discovered in a once-obscure archive in 2015 “blows up this main...
View ArticleArtificial Intelligence Panel Sponsored by CYSCA
MEDFORD, Mass. — The Cambridge-Yerevan Sister City Association (CYSCA), in partnership with the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) and the Tufts Armenian Club, presented a...
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