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The Shuga Unplugged: Farmer’s Markets in Armenia
When I went to my first farmer’s market in Canada, I did not know what to expect. What I found was a clean and organized system, with labeled produce from every farmer laid out on a table with clear...
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Tickets on Sale Now for AGBU ‘Performing Artists in Concert’ at Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK—The Armenian General Benevolent Union’s (AGBU) New York Special Events Committee (NYSEC) is holding its 6th annual Performing Artists in Concert event on Sat., Dec. 7, at Weill Recital Hall,...
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First Prelacy Seminar on Public Relations Held in New England
WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—The St. Stephens Armenian Church in Watertown hosted the first New England Prelacy Seminar on Public Relations on Nov. 16. The objective of the event, which was organized by...
View ArticleA Wake-Up Call for Armenia and the Diaspora
Two weeks ago a few hundred Armenian citizens and activists heeded to Shant Harutyunyan’s call for revolution. Armed with homemade explosives, batons, and rocks they started marching toward the...
View ArticleRendahl: Top Three Ways to Learn Armenian
I’m doing it. I’m doing that thing bloggers do to get people’s attention: creating a top-three list. The list is about learning Armenian. You could apply the list to any language, really, but I’ve been...
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‘Odar’ Connection Bolsters Community
The next time you go by an Armenian church or community center, take a good look around and you may notice something peculiar. Jeremy Oldham is ordained a sub-deacon in the Armenian Church. Many of the...
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Experts to Probe Regional Factors Impacting Armenian Cause at ANCA Grassroots
The Syrian Crisis, the Kurdish Issue, Turkish Minorities and Armenian factors to be examined during ANCA Grassroots “Western Armenia” Panel GLENDALE—On Saturday, November 30, a panel of international...
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Judicial Nomination Exhumes ADL Fiasco, Councilors Condemn Complicity in Denial
Massachusetts Superior Court Nominee Faces Opposition for Failing to Act in Face of Genocide Denial BOSTON, Mass. (A.W.)—“I don’t enjoy voting no, but it is the right thing to do,” Councilor Marilyn M....
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One Day in Yerevan: A Dark, but Colorful ‘Vernisaj’
Special to the Armenian Weekly The Vernisaj Market is that tiny part right in the heart of Yerevan where one can find a collection of books, gifts, silver, and Armenian souvenirs. This is where I first...
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Obama Urged to Honor American History Embodied by ‘Orphan Rug’
GLENDALE, Calif.—As President Obama began his visit to Glendale this week, which is home to over 90,000 Armenian Americans, religious and community leaders held a press conference to call on the...
View ArticleArmenian Americans Reflect on JFK’s Assassination
On the day President John F. Kennedy was gunned down, I was sitting inside a construction trailer at Boston’s Prudential Center, shuffling some papers around at my desk. I had been working as an office...
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A Thanksgiving Day Always Remembered
Except for sleep, my parents never closed their luncheonette. They opened every day at 6 a.m. and seldom closed before 10 p.m. Except for sleep, my parents never closed their luncheonette. They opened...
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Homenetmen Boston Celebrates 40 Years
On Sat., Nov. 9, Homenetmen Boston celebrated its 40th anniversary with hundreds of supporters at an elegant gala that featured dining, dancing, and a shared cause, at the Burlington Sheraton. The...
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Bourj Hammoud: Fiction as Restoration Project
My working method as a novelist has become clearer to me with each new book. Like a bird building a nest, I collect scraps and fragments of stories from people who have lived through a particular...
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AYF Participates in First BDP Youth Congress in Diyarbakir
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey—On Saturday, November 30, an AYF (ARF-Dashnaktsutyun Youth Organization) delegation comprised of Sarkis Degirmenjian and Rupen Janbazian from Armenia, participated in the first youth...
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Unwelcome Guest, Undesired Host: A Street Perspective of Putin’s Armenia Visit
YEREVAN (A.W)—On December 2, 1920, former Prime Minister Alexandre Khatisian signed the Alexandropol Treaty between the First Republic of Armenia and Turkey; and pro-soviet forces took control over...
View ArticleTelethon Raises $22.6 million
The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund’s worldwide Telethon 2013 raised $22,661,372 in pledges and donations for numerous projects in Armenia and Artsakh (Karabagh), including the Vardenis-Martakert highway...
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Karabakh Freedom Celebrated on Capitol Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce Leads Bipartisan Congressional Tribute to 22 Years of Artsakh Independence WASHINGTON—Republic of Nagorno Karabakh Parliament Speaker Ashot Ghulian...
View ArticleYegparian: Come Home
There are those who seek it, and know it not. There are those who once were there and should return. There are those who deny it, yet in truth, belong. I am speaking of the Armenian Revolutionary...
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Lowell ARS Community Center Celebrates 50th
LOWELL, Mass.—For 50 years, the Lowell ARS Community Center has maintained a venerable presence at 142 Liberty St. AYF members gathered for a New England Conference at the Lowell ARS Community Center...
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