Hours Left to ‘Thunderclap’ for Artsakh!
Visit anca.org/Artsakh Now! By Marie Papazian, Taleen Simonian, and Mari Tikoyan ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship and Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Team Summer, 2017 Just a few days ago, an...
View ArticleAYF Summer 2017: ‘If Such Great Wrongs Our Sons Forget…’
The “AYF Summer 2017” section of the Armenian Weekly’s Youth page will highlight the 2017 summer programs of the Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
View ArticleUnseen Armenia: Kamaris – Akori (Part I)
Kamaris[i] is a village in Kotayk marz (province) with a population of about 2,000, according to figures from 2001. There are reportedly bronze-age tombs in the vicinity. Atop the hill, past the old...
View ArticleARS Eastern USA’s 97th Annual Convention Convenes in Arlington
Convention Applauds 2017 Fundraising, Program Success; Sets New Goals for 2017-18 Fiscal Year By Convention Reporter, Georgi-Ann Oshagan ARLINGTON, Va. (A.W.)—Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Eastern...
View ArticleWe Are All a Part of Camp Javakhk
Special to the Armenian Weekly Javakhk, a place so close to home and dear to heart, that it is impossible to put our passion for these beautiful lands and generous people into words. As participants...
View ArticleRuling Republican Party of Armenia Cleared of Yerevan Election Fraud
YEREVAN (RFE/RL)—The ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) has been cleared of any wrongdoing by a criminal investigation into vote-buying and other irregularities alleged by an opposition alliance...
View Article‘Tebi’ or Not ‘Tebi’ (Yergir)? That Is the Question…
By Mari Tikoyan University of Maryland, Class of 2018 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship, 2017 Should all Armenians go Tebi Yergir*? The idea of Armenians moving back to Armenia has been a heavily...
View ArticleANCA Staff and Supporters Join Yezidi Genocide Commemoration in Front of...
Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) staff and supporters took part in a candlelight vigil in front of the White House on Aug. 3 to mark the third anniversary of the ISIS attack on Shingal...
View ArticleANCA Welcomes Congressman Valadao’s Leadership on Artsakh De-Mining
Continued Congressional Support Can Clear Artsakh of Mines by 2020 WASHINGTON—Armenian Americans from across California’s Central Valley and around the United States have joined with anti-landmine...
View ArticleNew Dormitory at Yerevan State to Be Funded by Million Dollar Bequest from...
YEREVAN (A.W.)—Yerevan State University recently announced the construction of a new dormitory, which will partly be funded by a $1 million (USD) bequest from longtime members of the Armenian-American...
View ArticleAYF Summer 2017: A Birthday in Paradise
The “AYF Summer 2017” section of the Armenian Weekly’s Youth page will highlight the 2017 summer programs of the Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
View ArticleGlendale’s Americana at Brand Rejects Genocide Documentary Billboard
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Glendale chapter has learned that the producers of Architects of Denial, a documentary film about the Armenian Genocide, were denied...
View ArticleThe 27th Eastern U.S. Navasartian Games Take Place in Providence
Both Triumph and Tragedy Leave Their Mark on the Weekend By Sylvahna Menissian The Providence Homenetmen chapter hosted the 27th Annual Homenetmen Eastern United States Navasartian Games on the Fourth...
View ArticleAYF Summer 2017: One Tree at a Time
The “AYF Summer 2017” section of the Armenian Weekly’s Youth page will highlight the 2017 summer programs of the Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
View ArticleThe Armenian Church: Questions and Candles
Special to the Armenian Weekly “So, do you believe in God these days?” It’s a Wednesday afternoon in January, and my mother asks me this. I’m home from school for winter break. We’re in the car, on...
View ArticleWashingtonian Vitruvianism
By Leonardo G. Torosian McGill University, Class of 2018 ANCA Leo Sarkisian Internship, 2017 When I saw Washington for the first time, last month, the first thing that struck me was the omnipresent...
View ArticleAYF Summer 2017: ‘Empty and Echoey,’ but Full of Life and Memories
The “AYF Summer 2017” section of the Armenian Weekly’s Youth page will highlight the 2017 summer programs of the Armenian Youth Federation—Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation...
View Article‘Where Are You From?’ and the Huge Pile of Complexes
By Rupen Janbazian Translated from Armenian by Tatul Sonentz-Papazian ”Where are you from?’…This was not an existential query directed at us.’ “Where are you from?” “Toronto… from Canada.” “No! Before...
View ArticleWhy Did Armenia Not Feel Like Armenia?
Why did Armenia not feel like Armenia to me this time? That is the question I have been trying to answer for the past few days… Could it be because I did not go sightseeing? Could it be because I did...
View ArticleBuilding a Border Village in Artsakh: Arajamugh Village Expansion Project...
Special to the Armenian Weekly An Interview with Members of the ACAA Artsakh Fund WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—Arajamugh village in southern Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh) is located about 25 miles south of...
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