ANCA Grassroots ‘Izartonk’ Panel to Discuss ‘Advancing the Cause through...
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Western Region this week announced that Paul Chaderjian and Vaché Thomassian will serve on the iZartonk panel at the ANCA Grassroots...
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ANCA Grassroots and Banquet Bring 1,400 Around ‘Hye Tad’
LOS ANGELES—The ANCA Grassroots Conference and the Annual Banquet brought together more than 1,400 supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Western Region for the weekend-long...
View ArticleMargarian Scholarship to Reward Students with ‘Commitment to Heritage,...
The Law Offices of Hovanes Margarian, in celebration of the firm’s seven-year anniversary, recently announced the 2014 Margarian Scholarship, which will reward five deserving students for their...
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GenEd Trains Teachers at National Conference on ‘Psychology of Genocide’
Meets St. Louis and Illinois Area Armenian-American Community ST. LOUIS, Mo.—The Genocide Education Project (GenEd) presented a training workshop for high school history teachers at the National...
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New ‘Armenian Vegan’ Cookbook Released
SAN DIEGO, Calif.—During the six years it took to create her new cookbook, titled Armenian Vegan, Dikranouhi Kirazian insisted on telling no one about her project. During the six years it took to...
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Gov. Brown Appoints Tamzarian to LA County Superior Court
SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. this month appointed Armen Tamzarian to a judgeship in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, among seven other appointees, according to the governor’s...
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Los Angeles Community Honors Dink Legacy
Mouradian Receives First Hrant Dink Spirit of Freedom and Justice Medal LOS ANGELES, Calif. (A.W.)—Hundreds gathered in Los Angeles on Jan. 19 to commemorate the 7th anniversary of Hrant Dink’s murder....
View ArticleCalifornia Assembly Panel Adopts Genocide Curriculum Measure
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Standing strong against Armenian Genocide denial, the California State Assembly Education Committee unanimously adopted AB-659 on Jan. 15 a measure introduced by Assemblymember...
View ArticleArmenian Bar Association Now Accepting Scholarship Applications
LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Bar Association recently announced that it is accepting applications for its 9th Annual Scholarship Program. The program is designed to support meritorious students of Armenian...
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ANCA Kicks Off Telethon 2014
Press Conference Launches National Grassroots Fundraising Campaign GLENDALE, Calif.—Armenian-American leaders from across the U.S. gathered in Southern California last Friday to launch “ANCA Telethon...
View ArticleAmerican Jewish University to Host ‘Armenia, Auschwitz and Beyond’
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and in conjunction with the 44th Annual Scholars’ Conference on the Holocaust and the Churches, a special program, titled “Armenia, Auschwitz...
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Marsoobian to Present ‘The Story of an Islamized Armenian Family’ in Las Vegas
Prof. Armen Marsoobian will give an illustrated lecture entitled “Survival and Resistance in the Heart of Darkness: The Story of an ‘Islamized’ Armenian Family in Marsovan, 1915-1919,” on Sunday, March...
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Conference to Honor Survivors, Feature Hadjin Orphan Dress
MISSION HILLS, Calif.—Relics from the Armenian Genocide will be unveiled during a conference focusing on the heroes and survivors of the genocide at the Ararat-Eskijian museum in Mission Hills on March...
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Tribute to Armen Aroyan Held at Ararat-Eskijian Museum
On Feb. 9, Armen Aroyan, who has tailored more than 75 Armenian Heritage tours for more than 1,200 pilgrims to Historic Armenia, was honored for his achievements and dedication at a tribute organized...
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Paros Foundations Announces its SERVICE-Armenia 2014 Program Dates
BERKELEY, Calif.—The Paros Foundation’s SERVICE-Armenia Program, which enables young people to travel through and engage in meaningful projects in Armenia and Artsakh (Karabagh), will run from June 23...
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Armenian Genocide Featured at the 44th Annual Scholars’ Conference
By Doris Melkonian and Arda Melkonian On the eve of the Armenian Genocide Centennial, the 44th Annual Scholars’ Conference (ASC) on the Holocaust and the Churches featured the first Genocide of the...
View ArticleProceeds from SARF HyeAID3 Raises Total to $900,000
GLENDALE, Calif.—The most recent Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) HyeAID3 concert, held on April 29 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, raised an additional $100,000 for Syrian Armenians in need. Within...
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ATP Los Angeles Gala Marks 20 Years of Greening Armenia
LOS ANGELES—On May 12, Armenia Tree Project (ATP) officially began its 20th anniversary celebrations with what can only be called a bustling outdoor gathering amid the lush gardens of the Huntington...
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Knights, Daughters of Vartan to Honor ‘Man and Woman of Year’ at National...
The Knights and Daughters of Vartan recently announced the 2014 recipients of the Man of the Year and the newly established Woman of the Year awards, which will be presented at the Knights and...
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Armenologist Peter Cowe Honored at UCLA Banquet
LOS ANGELES—On the evening of June 1, a banquet honoring the 30th anniversary of Prof. S. Peter Cowe’s scholarly career and the 45th anniversary of the Narekatsi Chair in Armenian Studies at UCLA was...
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