Bohjalian 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleBringing 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...
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