Koutoujian Heads Major County Sheriffs of America Group
WASHINGTON — Members of the Major County Sheriffs of America new Executive Board were formally sworn-in during the opening ceremonies of the organization’s 2020 Winter Conference in Washington, DC on...
View ArticleVeteran Journalist Mitchell D. Kehetian Dies
DEARBORN, Mich. — Longtime journalist and regular contributor to the Mirror-Spectator Mitchell “Mitch” Kehetian died on February 22, at the age of 89 at Beaumont Hospital. Born in Detroit on October...
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Power of Love Fundraiser and Art Show Features Photographer Zaven Khachikyan...
WATERTOWN — The Power of Love Fundraiser and Art Show, dedicated to the mothers of war, the unsung heroes of the April 2016 War in Artsakh, will take place Saturday, April 4 at the Armenian Museum of...
View ArticleADL Endorses Texas Congressional Candidate Dan Janjigian
BELMONT, Mass. — The Armenian Democratic Liberal Party (ADL) Eastern District Committee announced its endorsement of Dan Janjigian for the 31st Congressional district of Texas, which is north of the...
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Dr. David Gutman to Speak on ‘Sojourners, Smugglers, and Dubious Citizens’ at...
FRESNO — Dr. David Gutman will speak on “Sojourners, Smugglers, and Dubious Citizens: The Politics of Armenian Migration to North America, 1885-1915” on Tuesday, March 10, at 7:30 p.m. in the...
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Stepanyan’s ‘Village of Women’ Depicts the Beauty and the Melancholy of Life...
BELMONT, Mass. – When Armenians from outside Armenia come to visit, they seldom have occasion to see anything outside of the capital city of Yerevan, and if they do go elsewhere it is usually to the...
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Nora Armani Wants to Elevate Socially Relevant Films
NEW YORK — In the past decade, actress, writer, director and producer Nora Armani has added another couple of titles to herself: founder and artistic director of the non-profit Socially Relevant Film...
View ArticleObituary: Richard Martin ‘Dick’ Kazanjian Veteran, Active in Church, Community
BURLINGTON, Mass. — Richard Martin “Dick” Kazanjian died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family and friends on February 29. Born on September 8, 1935, in Stoneham, to John and Victoria...
View ArticleKnights and Daughters of Vartan to Hold Armenian Genocide Commemoration in...
NEW YORK — The 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide will take place in Times Square, on Sunday, April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Join thousands in solidarity alongside noted politicians, academics and...
View ArticleSocially Relevant™ Film Festival NY Unveils Seventh Edition Official Selection
NEW YORK — The following is the list of films which will be shown at the 2020 Socially Relevant Film Festival, March 16-22, with a parallel conference on Friday, March 13, at the United Nations with a...
View ArticleRep. Clark Issues Statement on 30th Anniversary of Anti-Armenian Pogroms in...
WASHINGTON — On February 28, the Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Representative Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement which was entered into the Congressional Record: “Madam...
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ACF Releases Special Publication in Honor of Diana Der Hovanessian
ARLINGTON, Mass. — The Armenian Cultural Foundation (ACF) announces the release of the special issue of Foundation Papers No. 9: Celebrating the Life and Work of Diana Der Hovanessian. It includes the...
View ArticleLuxury Scarves, Women’s Online Support Network Raise Funds for Shelter in...
WATERTOWN — Anet’s Collection, a luxury accessories company Based in Los Angeles, and New Paths-Bridging Armenian Women, an inclusive on-line networking group, are launching a collaboration during...
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Members of Congress, Armenian Assembly Outline Priorities for Armenia, Artsakh
WASHINGTON — On February 27, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a hearing for Members of Congress to testify and submit requests for the...
View ArticleColumbia to Host Talk on Politics of Early Armenian Migration to US
NEW YORK — Dr. David E. Gutman, associate professor of history at Manhattanville College, will present his recently published book, The Politics of Armenian Migration to North America, 1885-1915...
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Chhange Presents ‘The Stateless Diplomat’
LINCROFT, N.J. — The Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education (Chhange) will present the screening of the documentary film, “The Stateless Diplomat,” on Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m....
View ArticleNayiri Nahabedian Reelected to Glendale Unified Board of Education
GLENDALE — Nayiri Nahabedian has been reelected to the Glendale Unified School District’s Board of Education. This will be her fourth term on the Board She is the daughter of Khatchig and Ani...
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TCA Brings ‘Charles’ and Chansons to New York
NEW YORK — The New York City presentation of the bio-musical “Charles,” based on the life and songs of legendary singer Charles Aznavour, debuted to a standing-room-only audience at Symphony Space, in...
View ArticleNew Recipients of Vartan Gregorian Scholarship Announced
YEREVAN — Asya Darbinyan with a research project Armenian Refugees of the War and Genocide and Russian Imperial Humanitarianism and a team of scholars led by Knar Khachatryan with their project...
View ArticleGaribyan Brings Power of Lasers to Her Native Land
By Alvin Powell CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Harvard Gazette) — When Lilit Garibyan left her native Armenia in 1991, the Eurasian nation was at war with neighboring Azerbaijan, and Garibyan was a 12-year-old who...
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