A Conversation with Arsinée Khanjian and Screening of ‘Auction of Souls’ at...
ANN ARBOR, MI – On Thursday, April 7 at 7 p.m., the Center for Armenian Studies at the University of Michigan is hosting actress, performer, producer, and civil rights activist Arsinée Khanjian and...
View ArticlePianist Kariné Poghosyan Makes History with 100 Free Weekly Mini-Concerts...
NEW YORK — “It is 7:50 p.m. on a Friday night in the small New York City apartment of the Armenian-American concert pianist Kariné Poghosyan. The artist is about to play her 99th Facebook Live Mini...
View ArticleBishop Findikyan Visits Holy Trinity to Present Deacon Krikorian with St....
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — By the encyclical and blessing of His Holiness Karekin II Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, on Sunday, March 20, 2022, Dn. Gregory Krikorian received the St. Nersess...
View ArticleTekeyan Cultural Association Metro LA Presents Tekeyan Poetry Book, Marks...
ALTADENA, Calif. — The Tekeyan Cultural Association Metro Los Angeles Chapter marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the Tekeyan Cultural Association with a book presentation and cultural...
View ArticleKabateck Invites Armenian Bar Association to Investigate AXA Armenian...
LOS ANGELES — Brian S. Kabateck, Class Counsel in Armenian Genocide insurance litigation in 1999 and 2005, on April 4 offered an open invitation to the Armenian Bar Association to conduct a thorough...
View ArticleArdashes “Ardy” Kassakhian Selected as Glendale Mayor
Glendale, Calif. (glendaleca.gov) – On Tuesday, April 5, 2022, Glendale City Council Member Ardashes “Ardy” Kassakhian was selected as the city’s mayor by fellow councilmembers. Mr. Kassakhian takes...
View ArticleCalifornia State Bar to Investigate Armenian Genocide Insurance Victim Payments
LOS ANGELES — Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona of the State Bar of California said on April 5 to the LA Times that the agency was taking a fresh look at attorney conduct in Armenian Genocide...
View ArticleUCLA’s New Space Medicine Fellowship Program Welcomes First Inaugural Fellow
By Anna Dai-Liu LOS ANGELES — The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in March launched its newest space medicine fellowship to train flight surgeons for future expeditions into space. UCLA...
View ArticleTribute to the Armenian Heritage Park as It Celebrates Its First Decade
BOSTON (Art New England) — Something beautiful and powerful emerged from the Big Dig, Boston’s largest and most expensive, urban renewal project of the 20th century — the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy...
View ArticleNAASR Panel Discusses Fallout of Ukraine Crisis for Armenia
BELMONT, Mass. — On Thursday, March 31, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) held a virtual panel discussion titled “The Ukraine War and Armenia(ns): Immediate Impacts and...
View ArticleIn Memoriam – Dickran Toumajan (1945 – 2022)
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Dickran Toumajan entered into eternal rest on Thursday morning, April 7, 2022 after a short battle with cancer. A loving husband, father, grandfather, son, uncle and friend, Dickran...
View ArticleNASSR Presents Inaugural Vartan Gregorian Lecture on April 28
BELMONT, Mass. — The National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR) will present its first annual Vartan Gregorian Memorial Lecture on Thursday, April 28, at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) / 4:30...
View ArticleActive Community Member, Accountant Joseph M. Hovsepian Passes Away
PARAMUS, N.J. — Joseph M. Hovsepian, 81, of Paramus, NJ passed away at home surrounded by his family on April 13, 2022. Joseph was born on March 1, 1941 in Jerusalem, Palestine. He was the youngest of...
View Article107th Anniversary Commemoration of the Armenian Genocide to Feature Singer...
NEW YORK, NY – Diasporan Armenian singer Elie Berberian will be featured during the 107th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide on Sunday, April 24, 2022 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm in Times Square, New...
View ArticleCelebrating Easter with TCA Greater NY and Joëlle
By Nanor Hartounian MILFORD, N.J. — On Saturday, April 2, the Tekeyan Cultural Association Greater New York (TCA-GNY) chapter hosted a program by Joëlle, an Armenian children’s music singer from...
View ArticleErevan Choral Society to Perform in Concert on April 24 Commemorating...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — After two years of inactivity due to Coronavirus pandemic, the proverbial Erevan Choral Society of Greater Boston resumes its musical activities. The first most anticipated concert...
View ArticlePrimate Issues Call for Funds to Aid Ukraine Armenian Refugees
NEW YORK — At the directive of Diocesan Primate Bishop Daniel Findikyan, all churches of the Eastern Diocese will take up a special collection on Easter Sunday, to aid Armenians who are suffering in...
View ArticleGlobal Community joins FAST in Raising $1.4 Million for Science and Tech
LOS ANGELES — The Foundation for Armenian Science and Technology (FAST) held its inaugural fundraiser, titled “Advance Armenia Gala,” on March 31, at The Landmark with hundreds of thought leaders,...
View ArticleAurora Co-Founder Vartan Gregorian’s Legacy Honored In New York City
NEW YORK — The Aurora Humanitarian Initiative joined the memorial service organized by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on April 13, 2022 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Dr. Gregorian, President...
View ArticleZabelle Panosian, WWI Era Armenian Singing Star, Remembered in New Book and...
BALTIMORE — One hundred years ago, as the members of the fledgling Armenian-American community witnessed the holocaust of their compatriots and families back in Ottoman Turkey, a young woman, born in...
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