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Collaborative Art Installation Commemorates Rwandan Genocide
Area middle and high school students create life-size human forms in response to the tragedy LINCROFT, N.J.—A collaborative art installation consisting of more than 160 life-sized human forms will be...
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Armenian Americans Protest Genocide Denial at Turkish Embassy
Turkish Prime Minister’s Condolences Ring Hollow as His Embassy Orchestrates Celebration Mocking Murder of Over 2 Million Armenians, Pontians and Syriacs WASHINGTON–Hundreds of local families held a...
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Anahid Award Ceremony Celebrates Armenian-American Writers
NEW YORK—Five writers of Armenian descent were honored at the Anahid Literary Awards ceremony April 4 at an event hosted by the Armenian Center at Columbia University at Faculty House in New York....
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An Armenian Rap on Times Square
A scene from the commemoration 99th Commemoration Brings Thousands to Times Square From the proclamations of staunch support by high-ranking U.S. politicians to the touching lyrics of a talented...
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ANC-NY Holds Fundraiser for Kessab
By Katrina Shakarian On Sat., April 12, Armenians across the tri-state area gathered at Almayass restaurant/lounge in Manhattan for a “Fundraiser for Kessab,” and raised nearly $4,000 in aid to...
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Bandazian Receives Medal for Distinguished Service to Armenian Nation
NEW YORK—It was a farewell ceremony, organized by Armenia Fund USA in honor of Khoren Bandazian’s friend, His Excellency Ambassador Garen Nazarian, the permanent representative of the Republic of...
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Melikian, Shugaev, and Arutyunyan to Perform in NY
Artem Arutyunyan NEW YORK (A.W.)—Distinguished young musicians Nune Melikian (violin), Nikolay Shugaev (cello), and Artem Arutyunyan (piano) will perform in New York on May 31. Nune Melikian The...
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Vartan Gregorian Speaks at Hairenik Book Launch in NY
NEW YORK (A.W.)—A reception and program to launch the Hairenik Association’s new publication Voices From the Past: Excerpts from the Writings of Armenian Revolutionaries was held in New York on April...
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NJ ARS Chapters Raise Funds for ‘Women of 1915’
Women are, very often, the backbone of society. During the Armenian Genocide and its immediate aftermath, both Armenian women and those from different countries intent on helping the Armenians were...
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‘Chhange’ Colloquium Features Witnesses to Genocide
LINCROFT, N.J.—On May 14, the Center for Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide Education at Brookdale Community College (Chhange) held its 32nd annual Colloquium at the Collins Arena on the Lincroft...
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Benefit Evening Raises Funds for Dikranagerd’s St. Giragos Church
NEW MILFORD, N.J.—A fundraiser earmarked for the continued restoration of the St. Giragos Church in Dikranagerd (Diyarbakir) took place on Sat., May 17 at Hovnanian School’s Banquet Hall in New...
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Bar Association Elects New Leadership at Annual Meeting
NEW YORK—With the installation of a veteran and dynamic leadership team at its Annual Meeting in New York, the Armenian Bar Association continues into its 25th year of service to the Armenian Diaspora...
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Virginia D. Bandazian Scholarship Fund Announces Recipients for 2014
After her passing in 1997, the heirs of Virginia D. Bandazian—Ardemis B. Jerikian, her daughter, Melanie B. Kerneklian, her daughter, and Bedros C. Bandazian, her son, and their respective spouses,...
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ARS ‘Agnouni’ Hosts Mother’s Day Luncheon
NORTH BERGEN, N.J.—The annual Mother’s Day Luncheon sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Agnouni” Chapter of New Jersey is always an event not to be missed, which held true again this year...
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ARF, ARS Hold Reception in Honor of Amb. Mnatsakanyan
NEW YORK (A.W.)—On Thurs., June 26, community leaders gathered at a reception hosted by Virginia Davies and Willard Taylor to welcome Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, the Republic of Armenia’s newly appointed...
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ANCA Interns Take Washington DC by Storm
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) 2014 “Leo Sarkisian” interns quickly immersed themselves in the full range of Armenian American advocacy activities, as the program kicked...
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Colgate University Awards Honorary Doctorate to George Avakian
HAMILTON, N.Y.—George Avakian, a legendary jazz producer, recording industry innovator, and music historian, received an honorary Doctor of Letters from Colgate University at Colgate’s 2014...
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ANCA, AGBU YP Partner in Networking Seminar
WASHINGTON—The Armenian National Committee of America’s (ANCA) Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program and the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Young Professionals (YP) D.C. chapter joined...
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Knights, Daughters of Vartan Feature Arsenyan at Embassy in Washington
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last month, the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, Washington, D.C. chapters, featured world-acclaimed pianist Hayk Arsenyan at the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia. (L-R) Armenian...
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Zaven Khanjian Appointed Executive Director of AMAA
Dr. Joseph Zeronian, president of the Board of Directors of the Armenian Missionary Association of America (AMAA), announced the appointment of Zaven Khanjian as its new executive director/CEO...
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