Kelly Stuart Wins ADAA Saroyan Prize
David Kherdian Receives Armenian Star Award LOS ANGELES, Calif.—New York playwright Kelly Stuart won the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA)’s 3rd Biennial William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting for...
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Dink Commemoration in LA to Feature Talk on ‘Hidden Armenians’
LOS ANGELES, Calif.—On Sunday, Jan. 13, the Organization of Istanbul Armenians (OIA) will commemorate the 6th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s martyrdom with a lecture on the “hidden Armenians” of Turkey...
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Decent Proposal: Kardashian Wants Armenian Chess Champ to Teach Her the Game
On Fri., Jan. 11, when blockbuster hits such as “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Gangster Squad” hit theatres, Kim Kardashian was contemplating a more fruitful venture: learning the art of chess. The reality TV...
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‘Doing Music for the Love of It’: An Interview with Rapper R-Mean
Armin Hariri, or “R-Mean,” has been improvising rhymes since his days as a young schoolboy in Amsterdam. Today, he is “spitting” lyrics with top names in the rap industry, such as Grammy-nominated...
View ArticleFriends of UCLA to Award Narekatsi Medal to Hovannisian
LOS ANGELES—Professor Richard Hovannisian has been named the 2013 recipient of the Narekatsi Medal of Achievement. The award will be formally presented to him by the Friends of the UCLA Armenian...
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The Road to ‘This Angelic Land’
In late spring 1992, Los Angeles seized and erupted. This time it wasn’t an earthquake or wildfire or landslide from flood—“natural disasters” that came with the Southern California turf, so to...
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Activists to Meet in Sacramento for ANCA-WR’s Advocacy Day
Assembly Member Katcho Achadjian with ANCA-WR activists SACRAMENTO—Activists from across California will join the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) and the California...
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‘My Mother’s Voice’: A Daughter’s Account of Her Mother’s Survival
Dr. Kay Mouradian’s novel, My Mother’s Voice, tells the biographical story of the writer’s mother, Flora Munushian, and her journey of surviving the genocide as a young teenage girl. Dr. Kay...
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Book Review: ‘The Armenian in America’
Book Review by Dr. Minas Kojayan Stepan Partamian The Armenian in America Los Angeles: Armenian Arts Fund, 2012 When we speak or write about Stepan Partamian, one of our community’s most intriguing...
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Conference on Diaspora to Tackle Critical Issues
GLENDALE, Calif.—An international academic conference titled, “Independence and Beyond: In Search of a New Armenian Diaspora after 1991,” will take place at the University of Southern California (USC)...
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Kardashians Help Raise Awareness of ABMDR Mission
LOS ANGELES—Kim Kardashian recently took a swab test that will determine her eligibility to become a bone marrow donor, and urged her fans to follow suit. Kardashian took the test to raise public...
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Arpa Film Fest Issues ‘Call-for-Films’
In 2012, the Arpa Foundation for Film, Music and Art (AFFMA) celebrated the 15th year of its signature event, the Arpa International Film Festival. The celebration included recognitions by the Los...
View ArticleSystem of a Down Takes Genocide Affirmation Center Stage
LOS ANGELES—System of a Down (SOAD) lead singer Serj Tankian challenged a capacity crowd at the band’s July 29 Hollywood Bowl show to imagine a world that had remained silent on the Holocaust, as it...
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Vahé Berberian up Close
The name Vahé Berberian immediately brings to mind the image of an Armenian man with long silver hair wound up in braids. But his signature look isn’t the only thing Berberian is famous for; his...
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We’re Back! ANCA Grassroots Returns
By Patrick Bairamian In 2011, we said we’d be back with a bang—and now we are! Please allow us to officially present the ANCA Western Region’s 2013 Grassroots Conference! Boy, do we have a dynamic...
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An Uphill Olympics Quest for Arman Serebrakian
NOVATO, Calif.—Like the Catskills, the road to Sochi is very high and bumpy for Olympic ski aspirant Arman Serebrakian. But the journey continues, over mountains and valleys, in his quest to represent...
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Capital Cities’ Simonian to Serve as Panelist at ANCA Conference
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Western Region this week announced that renowned Los Angeles-based music producer Sebu Simonian will serve on the “Film & the...
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Noted Attorneys to Discuss Legal Aspects of Armenian Cause at ‘ANCA Grassroots’
1.5 hours of general CLE credit offered to those attending the ANCA Grassroots ‘Transnational Justice’ Panel, hosted in collaboration with the Armenian Bar Association. GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian...
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Arsinée Khanjian to Speak at ANCA Grassroots Conference
GLENDALE, Calif.—Actress and activist Arsinée Khanjian will be part of the “Film & Arts” panel at ANCA Grassroots, with her presentation scheduled for Friday November 29 at 6 p.m., organizers...
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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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