Set Momjian, US Ambassador to UN, Ford Motor Company Washington...
HUNTINGDON VALLEY, Penn. – Set Charles Momjian, 91, of Huntingdon Valley, well-known antiques collector and advisor to presidents, died on Monday, April 12 after a long illness. He was born in Atlantic...
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Achod Schemavonian, French-Armenian Activist, Dies at 85
PARIS – On Sunday, April 18, a key figure in the Armenian community in France, Achod Schemavonian, died of Covid-19 at the age of 85. Achod Schemavonian, at right, with Jean Chaghougian and cadets of...
View ArticleSenator Portantino to Continue Chairmanship of the Senate Select Committee on...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada Flintridge) announced on April 15 the establishment of the Senate Select Committee on California, Armenia, and Artsakh Mutual Trade,...
View ArticleSenator Portantino Administers Attorney Oath of Office for First Karabian...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senator Anthony J. Portantino (D – La Canada-Flintridge) was proud to administer the oath for the State Bar of California for Anahit Sargsyan, the first Walter and Laurel Karabian...
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Annual Reconfiguration of the Boston Armenian Heritage Park Abstract Sculpture
BOSTON — On a clear and bright Sunday morning that can only be experienced in Massachusetts in April – in this particular case April 18 – a small and special group of volunteers, some preferring to...
View ArticleANI Launches Arabic Language Version of Website on Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON — The Armenian National Institute (ANI) announced the launch of an Arabic version of its website on the Armenian Genocide, which will continue to be expanded over the coming months. The site...
View ArticleUS Catholic Bishops Issue Statement on the Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON — This week, the US Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a strong statement in anticipation of Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day on April 24. In the document dated April 19, 2021,...
View ArticleDr. Ara Sanjian to Speak on Armenian Church in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in...
FRESNO — Dr. Ara Sanjian, director of the Armenian Research Center at the University of Michigan, Dearborn, will speak on “The Armenian Church in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) in Modern Times” on...
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Alan Hovhaness: Armenian Composer, Universal Spirit
ARLINGTON, Mass. — “I welcome you to this special event dedicated to the 110th anniversary of the birth of Alan Hovhaness, one of the greatest composers of the 20th century.” This is how Dr. Ara...
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NBCLX to Air Ani Hovannisian’s ‘The Hidden Map’ Nationwide April 23-25
LOS ANGELES — NBCLX, part of the NBC Universal-owned television stations, announces that it will air filmmaker Ani Hovannisian’s documentary, “The Hidden Map,” nationwide on April 23, 24, and 25, 2021....
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Huge Turnout for Boston April 24 March for Justice
BOSTON — On April 24, 2021, as Armenians everywhere were preparing to commemorate with marches, prayers and protest the 106th anniversary of the beginning of the 1915 calamities in Turkey that led to...
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After the Biden Statement, Will Turkey Move Closer To Admission of Guilt?
BOSTON — Starting on the afternoon (ET) of April 24, 2021, members of the Armenian community could talk about little else other than President Biden’s statement unambiguously recognizing the Armenian...
View ArticleAtlanta Armenians Commemorate Armenian Genocide Anniversary
ATLANTA — On the night of April 24, 2021 the Armenian Church of Atlanta came together to commemorate the 106th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Very Rev. Norayr Kazazian, led the service for the...
View ArticleTo Armenians, Biden’s Recognition of the Genocide Means the World
By Peter Balakian In his Saturday statement commemorating the slaughter of the Armenian people on their indigenous lands by the Ottoman Empire, President Biden said the word “genocide,” marking a...
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Left behind: U.N. Conference Examines the Effect of War on the Women of Artsakh
NEW YORK — It is unfortunately all too obvious that in spite of First and Second Wave feminism and some real progress in women’s rights, that we still have a long way to go. Twenty years after the...
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Turkish Political Lobbying Infiltrates State of Michigan
LANSING, MI — The Armenian-American community of Michigan and Metro Detroit received a shock this past week as the mayors of three major cities in the region signed proclamations declaring April 23,...
View ArticleArmenia Stands Between Biden’s Courage and Erdogan’s Fury
The suspense is over. Since President Ronald Reagan referred to the Armenian Genocide indirectly in 1981, the Armenian community in the US has been going through a rollercoaster, raising its hopes...
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Politicians, Media Personalities Respond on Twitter
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) reposted Biden’s statement, writing: “@POTUS’ recognition of the Armenian Genocide comes after decades of struggle. After years of Turkish threats and intimidation. After a...
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New Children’s Book Thanks Mothers for Work During Pandemic
The pandemic has pushed 3 million women out of the workforce, one million mothers, amounting to $64 billion dollars in lost wages, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. These natural...
View ArticleAlice Haidostian, Concert Pianist and Fundraiser, Passes Away
BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Mich. – Alice Berberian Haidostian, born September 21, 1925 in Highland Park, MI, passed away peacefully at her home on March 24, 2021. As she was frequently known to say in her later...
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