Bringing the ‘Kef’ Back to Asbury Park
‘Return to Asbury’ Kef Weekend to Take Place Aug. 25-27 ASBURY PARK, N.J.—The sixth annual “Return to Asbury” kef weekend returns to its historic roots, as Armenian music legend Onnik Dinkjian...
View ArticleHamazkayin New Jersey Chapter Holds Annual Meeting
Seventeen New Members Boost Chapter Activities RIDGEFIELD, N.J. (A.W.)—The Hamazkayin New Jersey chapter held its annual membership meeting on June 13, at the Sts. Vartanantz Church in Ridgefield. The...
View ArticleDaylin Leach, with Deep Roots in the Armenian Community, Announces Run for...
WAYNE, Penn.—Daylin Leach, a staunch advocate of Armenian rights, is running for Congress for the Pennsylvania 7th Congressional District. He is the son-in-law of Dr. Robert Mirak, who is a well-known...
View ArticleDr. Ani Nalbandian Named New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Hospital...
NEW YORK—Dr. Ani Nalbandian was named recipient of the John N. Loeb Intern of the Year Award at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), in New York, on April 19. (L to R) Dr....
View ArticleCelebrating Rev. Dr. John Markarian’s 100th in Support of Haigazian University
By Gilda Buchakjian (Kupelian) PARAMUS, N.J.—On the occasion of the upcoming centennial of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), a splendid program organized by the development...
View ArticleDrs. Raffy Hovanessian and Nurhan and Celeste Helvacian to Headline AMAA...
PARAMUS, N.J.—“The AMAA (Armenian Missionary Association of America) has been in my blood from an early age,” stated Dr. Raffy Hovanessian in a telephone conversation with this writer. The eminent...
View Article‘What Have You Done for Artsakh?’ Benefit Concert Held in New York
NEW YORK—On June 14, the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Performing Arts Department held a benefit concert for music schools in Artsakh entitled “What Have You Done for Artsakh?” at the Yamaha...
View ArticleArmenian Primate Delivers Opening Prayers in the U.S. House of...
WASHINGTON—His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian, Primate of the Western Diocese, delivered the opening prayer in the House of Representatives on July 12. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) invited...
View ArticleAMAA Life Member, Activist, and Benefactor Elizabeth Agbabian Receives...
PARAMUS, N.J.—Elizabeth Agbabian, past Board member, benefactor, Life Member of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), and respected longtime activist in the Armenian Evangelical...
View ArticleBohjalian to Deliver 21st Annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture at the...
WASHINGTON (A.W.)—Acclaimed Armenian-American novelist Chris Bohjalian will be delivering the 21st annual Vardanants Day Armenian Lecture at noon on Sept. 1 at the Library of Congress. Acclaimed...
View ArticleMeetings in Philadelphia Reaffirm Hamazkayin Mission
Five New Members Join Chapter PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—A gathering took place in Philadelphia that focused on the present activities and future trajectory of the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural...
View ArticleLeosons Overseas Corporation Receives Presidential Award for Exports
ALBANY, N.Y.—United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presented Leosons Overseas Corporation with the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on May 22. The...
View ArticleSpend a Summer’s Evening Celebrating 50 years of Excellence in Education
By Jennifer Chelebi MANHASSET, N.Y.—The annual Holy Martyrs Armenian Day School (HMADS) Gala Dinner Dance, taking place on June 3, continues to be a staple of the social season in the Armenian...
View ArticleANC of New Jersey Meets with Congressman Josh Gottheimer
GLEN ROCK, N.J. (A.W.)—A delegation from the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of New Jersey met with first-term Congressman Josh Gottheimer and members of his staff, from New Jersey’s 5th...
View ArticleAvedisian and Bilezikian Families to be Honored at AMAA Centennial Banquet
PARAMUS, N.J.—On Oct. 21, the Avedisian and Bilezikian families will be honored at the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA) banquet in New Jersey, for their...
View ArticleARS of New Jersey’s ‘Walk Armenia’ Takes Place in Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. (A.W.)—On May 7, ungerouhis from all four New Jersey Armenian Relief Society (ARS) chapters (“Agnouni,” “Bergen County,” “Shakeh,” and “Spitak”), the Homenetmen Scouts of N.J., members...
View ArticleHamazkayin Eastern U.S. Holds 41st Regional Convention; Elects Regional...
QUEENS, N.Y. (A.W.)— On May 6, the Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of the Eastern United States held its 41st Regional Convention at the Armenian Center in Queens, with the...
View ArticleGreater D.C. Community Commemorates Armenian Genocide through Protests and...
Honoring the Past, Demanding Justice for the Future WASHINGTON—Armenian Americans from throughout the Maryland, Virginia, and Washington D.C. area joined human rights advocates and public policy...
View ArticleRaising Genocide Awareness on the Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK—The iconic Brooklyn Bridge served as a site of genocide awareness on April 22, as over 100 people—including Armenian Olympians Migran Harutyunyan and Albert Ghazaryan—participated in the first...
View ArticleArmenian Flag Raising Ceremony Held at Fort Lee Borough Hall in Commemoration...
By Tamar Samuelian FORT LEE, N.J. (A.W.)—On the rainy afternoon of April 22, the Homenetmen scouts of New Jersey, representatives of Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural and Educational Society’s N.J. chapter,...
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