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My Friend Abo Won a Grammy
How many people can say that they have a friend who has a won a Grammy? My friend Abraham Gumroyan, or Abo, won the award for Best Tropical Album at this year’s Grammys, as a member of the Pacific...
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Kansas Air National Guard, UAF Provide $4.1 Million in Aid to Armenia
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Kansas Air National Guard, in cooperation with the United Armenian Fund (UAF), delivered $4.1 million of medicines and medical supplies to Armenia on Aug. 16. The National Guard...
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Titizian, Kendirjian Move into SARF Leadership Roles
Reception Honors Khanjian GLENDALE, Calif.—The Executive Committee of the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) in August elected two new officers: John Titizian as chairman and Raffi Kendirjian as...
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Ghassemian Establishes Scholarship Endowment with AEF
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) recently announced that it has received a generous donation from Dr. Albert Ghassemian of Boston, Mass., to establish a $100,000 endowment...
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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 4, 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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My Friend Abo Won a Grammy
How many people can say that they have a friend who has a won a Grammy? My friend Abraham Gumroyan, or Abo, won the award for Best Tropical Album at this year’s Grammys, as a member of the Pacific...
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Kansas Air National Guard, UAF Provide $4.1 Million in Aid to Armenia
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Kansas Air National Guard, in cooperation with the United Armenian Fund (UAF), delivered $4.1 million of medicines and medical supplies to Armenia on Aug. 16. The National Guard...
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Titizian, Kendirjian Move into SARF Leadership Roles
Reception Honors Khanjian GLENDALE, Calif.—The Executive Committee of the Syrian Armenian Relief Fund (SARF) in August elected two new officers: John Titizian as chairman and Raffi Kendirjian as...
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Ghassemian Establishes Scholarship Endowment with AEF
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Armenian Educational Foundation (AEF) recently announced that it has received a generous donation from Dr. Albert Ghassemian of Boston, Mass., to establish a $100,000 endowment...
View ArticleADAA 2014 Saroyan Prize Announces Honorary Jury
LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) recently announced the honorary jury for the 2014 William Saroyan Playwriting Prize for Human Rights/Social Justice: Sebastian Born, Erik Ehn, and...
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ADAA Announces Finalists for Saroyan Prize
LOS ANGELES—The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) recently announced the finalists for the $10,000 William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting in Human Rights/Social Justice. They are “Carla Cooks the...
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Cyclists, Hye Riders, AHS Join ‘100 km Tribute’
GLENDALE, Calif.—The Hye Riders Motorcycle Club, Armenian Cycling Association (ACA), and Armenian Hiking Society (AHS) have joined the “100 km Tribute” effort initiated by the Armenian Hikers...
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LCO Renovates Historic Tchitchkhanavank, Shikahogh Churches
PASADENA, Calif.—This past summer, 20 Land and Culture Organization (LCO)/Organisation Terre et Culture (OTC) volunteers from Canada, France, Switzerland, the United States, and Armenia participated in...
View ArticleADAA to Award $10,000 Saroyan Playwriting Prize
LOS ANGELES—To kick off Human Rights Day, the Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) on Dec. 6 will award the 2014 William Saroyan Playwriting Prize for Human Rights/Social Justice ($10,000) at a gala...
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ADAA Awards Saroyan Prize, Armenian Honors
PASADENA, Calif.—The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) held its annual awards event on Dec. 6 at the Pasadena Playhouse to present the 2014 William Saroyan Playwriting Prize in Human Rights/Social...
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Hovannisian Gives Multiple Fall Presentations
LOS ANGELES—During the 2014 fall quarter at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Prof. Richard Hovannisian participated in 20 university and community programs. His university and academic...
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