ANCA to Israeli Ambassador: Stop Sale of Lethal Weapons to Azerbaijan
WASHINGTON, DC – Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Chairman Raffi Hamparian, in a frank and direct letter to Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, asked that “Israel...
View ArticleANCA: State Department’s Diplomatic Malpractice Risks Regional Escalation
Washington, DC – The U.S. Department of State’s weak response to Azerbaijan’s Ankara-backed bombing of civilians across Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) undermines American leadership, risks a regional...
View ArticleBaby Garen’s Fight for Life
As their Armenian compatriots in the homeland fight for the survival of our nation, Sebouh and Annie Yepremian are waging their own battle for the life of their 13-month old son Garen. Baby Garen, as...
View ArticlePomegranates
“I just want to be left in peace” by Masha Keryan, oil on panel, 2020 I’ve always appreciated the ancient adage that has tied Armenians so closely to pomegranates. The fruit is in our art, our clothes,...
View ArticleRemembering Harout Arabian: A Family Man, a Gentleman and a Community Leader
Harout Arabian (1932-2020) Harout Arabian passed peacefully in his home on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at the age of 88. He was the loving husband to his lovely wife Mary (Avakian) Arabian. Devoted...
View ArticleLowell ARS hosts inspirational painting event
Click to view slideshow. LOWELL, Mass.—On Saturday, September 19, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) Lowell “Lousintak” Chapter was delighted to hold its first public event since the onset of the...
View ArticleHarvard Armenian Law Students Association Statement on the Conflict Between...
On September 27, with open Turkish backing, Azerbaijan launched an all-out attack against Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh (alternately known as the Republic of Nagorno-Karabakh). To Armenia and...
View ArticleRep. Mari Manoogian introduces resolution condemning Azerbaijani violence...
Rep. Manoogian introducing House Resolution 319 (photo: Facebook) LANSING, Mich. — Yesterday, October 7, Rep. Mari Manoogian (D-Birmingham) introduced House Resolution 319 condemning Azerbaijan for its...
View ArticleBeyond Motherhood: Heroes & Heroines of the Motherland
It is with the heaviest of hearts and minds that we have taken a pause from our regular series to honor the heroic men and women in Artsakh and Armenia who have paid the ultimate price to secure our...
View ArticleIn Memory of Sarkis Garibian
Sarkis Garibian Sarkis Kevork Garibian, beloved husband of the late Mary Garibian, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, surrounded by his four children. He was 89 years old. The son of orphans,...
View ArticleArmenian Academics Issue Petition to Stop Azerbaijan’s Military Aggression...
(Photo: Michael Wong/Flickr) Since September 27, 2020, Azerbaijan, backed by Turkey, has been attacking Nagorno-Karabakh. As scholars of Armenian descent, we strongly condemn Azerbaijan’s military...
View ArticleRep. Brad Sherman Calls for Global Magnitsky Act Sanctions on Aliyev Regime
The ANCA action alert empowers activists to ask members of Congress and the President to hold Azerbaijani leaders accountable for war crimes, including the launching of cluster bombs against Armenian...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky Discusses Azeri Aggression on Artsakh
David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky at MIT, January 2012. (Photo: Balaji Narasimhan) Noam Chomsky, by any measure, has led a most extraordinary life. In one index he is ranked as the eighth most cited...
View ArticleThousands of East Coast Armenians March for Justice
Click to view slideshow. BOSTON, Mass.—An estimated two-thousand impassioned Armenian compatriots from across the eastern region took to the streets of Boston for the second time in 10 days on Sunday...
View ArticleAMAA Appropriates One Million Dollars in Humanitarian Aid to Artsakh
Over the past week, the unprovoked joint Azeri-Turkish assault on Artsakh and Armenia has fiercely escalated, with the shelling of towns, cities, infrastructure and churches all across the region. The...
View ArticleANCA Urges Ohio Voters to Unseat Azerbaijan Caucus Co-Chair Steve Chabot
WASHINGTON, DC – The Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) is asking voters across Ohio’s 1st Congressional District in the southwestern corner of the Buckeye State to vote out Congressman...
View Article“This is where I belong”
Click to view slideshow. By Talia Oknayan My whole life I was raised to learn about who I am and where my family came from. When most Armenians come across their family history, they discover all the...
View Article‘Women Mobilizing Memory Collective’ Issues Statement of Solidarity for Artsakh
Original graphic designed by: Silvina Der Meguerditchian, member of the Women Mobilizing Memory Collective As scholars, artists and activists who are part of the transnational feminist Women Mobilizing...
View ArticleANCA Grassroots Campaign Sends 750,000 Messages to Capitol Hill Demanding...
WASHINGTON, DC – A grassroots campaign by the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has already generated more than 750,000 messages demanding that Congress immediately enforce crippling...
View ArticleThousands March Across Golden Gate Bridge in Support of Artsakh
Click to view slideshow. By Roxanne L. Makasdjian SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.—Approximately 5,000 Armenian-Americans marched across the Golden Gate Bridge on Saturday, October 9 to inform the Bay Area about...
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