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TCA Metro Los Angeles Chapter Hosts Community-Wide Meeting with Rep. Judy Chu
ALTADENA, Calif. — On Friday, May 24, the Tekeyan Cultural Association (TCA) Metro Los Angeles Chapter was pleased to host a community-wide meet and greet with Congresswoman Judy Chu (D-CA-27), a...
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Jerry M. Burger’s New Novel The Shadows of 1915
FRESNO, Calif. — Fresno is one of the oldest and most identifiable Armenian-American communities and consequently it has been the setting for the literary efforts of a number of works dealing with...
View ArticleFirst American-Born Bishop Presides over ACYOA Weekend
By Harry Kezelian Special to the Mirror-Spectator MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — The youth convention in January, 1946 at which the Armeian Church Youth Organizaiton of America (ACYOA) was founded, was presided...
View ArticleScholarship Fund Seeks to Support Students Attending Armenian Schools
LOS ANGELES — The significance and value of education was championed among dedicated philanthropists in the picturesque setting of the Mr. C Beverly Hills on Sunday, May 19, during the Donors’...
View ArticleCelebrating 25 Years of Tree Planting in Armenia
By Monique Svazlian Special to the Mirror-Spectator LOS ANGELES — It was 25 years ago that Carolyn Mugar, an Armenian-American activist from the Boston area, visited Armenia during the difficult time...
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A Celebration of Hope and Gratitude
TAPPAN, N.J. — On May 18, ore than 360 guests filled the grand ballroom of the Old Tappan Manor in New Jersey to honor two individuals who have supported St. Nersess Armenian Seminary: Archbishop...
View ArticleWorld Bank Employees Establish AUA Scholarship Fund to Honor Late Friend
WASHINGTON — Kathy Lalazarian, a senior public sector specialist at the World Bank, was a talented leader and professional who tragically passed away in 2018. As the lead for World Bank-supported...
View ArticleMovses Abelian Named UN Under-Secretary-General
NEW YORK — United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres this week announced the appointment of Movses Abelian of Armenia (as well as a national of Georgia), as the next under-secretary-general for...
View ArticleAAHPO President Receives Ellis Island Medal of Honor
NEW YORK — Dr. Lawrence V. Najarian, a physician and humanitarian, received the 2019 Ellis Island Medal of Honor this spring. He has been President of the Armenian American Health Professionals...
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Jorge Sampaio and Vartan Gregorian Honored by Refugees International
WASHINGTON — “At a time when bitterness and disaffection are on the rise, we have to come together to speak up against intolerance, xenophobia, and racism,” began Jorge Sampaio, former president of...
View ArticleEvening of Laughs Raises $20,000 for Armenian Cultural Center
HAVERHILL, Mass. — On Friday, May 10, the Armenian Apostolic Church at Hye Pointe hosted a comedy night with nationally known comedians Lenny Clarke and Friends to support the Family Life and Culture...
View ArticleCelebrating Komitas’ 150th Anniversary in Washington
WASHINGTON — On Saturday, June 1, Dr. Naira Babayan and Vasily Popov presented a concert celebrating the legacy of one the founders of Armenian music, Komitas, at the Mansion at Strathmore. The...
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Leon Redbone (Dickran Gobalian), Idiosyncratic Throwback Singer, Is Dead at 69
By Neil Genzlinger NEW HOPE, Penn. (New York Times) — Leon Redbone, who burst onto the pop-music scene in the mid-1970s with a startlingly throwback singing style and a look to go with it, favoring...
View ArticleProject Save Founder Ruth Thomasian Speaks at Genocide Commemorations in San...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives founder and president Ruth Thomasian visited San Diego to speak at two Armenian Genocide Commemoration events: “Armenians Through the...
View ArticleZareh Sinanyan leaves City Council to work for Armenian government
By Lila Seidman GLENDALE (Glendale News-Press) — Glendale City Council member Zareh Sinanyan is stepping down from his municipal post to accept a position with the Armenian government. Sinanyan, first...
View ArticleArmenian Museum Receives $100,000 from Cummings Foundation
WATERTOWN — The Armenian Museum of America is one of 100 local nonprofits to receive grants of $100,000 each through Cummings Foundation’s “$100K for 100” program. The Watertown-based organization was...
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Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon Panossian Gives Kids Smiles in Armenia
PASADENA, Calif. — Award-winning Armenian-American plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Andre Panossian of Los Angeles is volunteering his skills to travel to Armenia again this month (June 2019) to...
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Stonehill College Students Join Theory and Praxis in Armenia Program
EASTON, Mass. — Stonehill College faculty members Anna Ohanyan and Todd S. Gernes have created a new version of an innovative travel and internship program for their students in Armenia. It focuses on...
View ArticleForeign Ministry Welcomes Congressman Pallone’s Call for Direct US-Artsakh Ties
YEREVAN (Panorama.am) — Spokesperson of the Artsakh Foreign Ministry Ani Sargsyan has commented on the statement made by Rep. Frank Pallone on June 13 in the US Congress on the need to lift the ban for...
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Vartan Gregorian Receives Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence from Mayor Bloomberg
NEW YORK — He ranks with the outstanding immigrants of America who have risen to great heights in designing the intellectual landscape of this country. Especially noteworthy is his special commitment...
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