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Concert Dedicated to Composers Ajemian, Avetisian
WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Sun., May 22, the Armenian Museum of America, together with the Composers’ Union of Armenia, presented a program dedicated to the 90th birthdays of composers Alexander Ajemian and...
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Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund Launches $300,000 Campaign to Deploy First-Aid...
$100,000 Already Raised and 2 First-aid Projects Launched The Armenian Wounded Heroes Fund (“AWHF” or the “Fund”) was created in response to Azerbaijan’s latest large-scale military attack against the...
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Providence ARF Hosts Artsakh MP Hovhannisyan
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—On Wed., June 8, in the Fermanian Fellowship Hall at Sts. Vartanantz Church, the Providence ARF “Kristapor” Gomidehoutiun hosted a program on the current situation in Artsakh by Lernik...
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NKR MP Lernik Hovhannisyan Speaks in Watertown
Hovhannisyan: ‘If We Lose Artsakh, Then We Risk Losing Armenia’ WATERTOWN, Mass. (A.W.)—As part of his Eastern United States speaking tour organized by the Artsakh Fund of the Eastern U.S. and the...
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Homenetmen Providence Chapter Celebrates 35th Anniversary
By Ari N. PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The Providence Homenetmen chapter celebrated its 35th anniversary on Sat., June 4, at Venus de Milo in Swansea, with a gala banquet and dance. Among the honored guests were...
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Berberian, Pirhamzei, and Tokhatyan’s ‘3 Weeks in Yerevan’ Coming Soon
YEREVAN—If you were in Armenia last summer, you probably heard about the movie Hrant Tokhatyan, Vahik Pirhamzei, and Vahe Berberian were filming. The post-production of the film is almost over now, and...
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Activists in Yerevan Remember, Condemn Orlando Mass Shooting
PINK Armenia NGO: We call on our fellow Armenian friends and citizens to respect the innocent victims, and not to defend terrorism and terrorist acts YEREVAN (A.W.)—Several activists and mourners...
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Maestro Joseph Ichkhanian (1931-2016)
Maestro Joseph Ichkhanian, born on Feb. 19, 1931, passed away on March 29. A Lebanese citizen of Armenian descent, he began playing the guitar in 1949 with Professor Vruyr Mazmanian and was...
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Pianist Hayk Arsenyan to Perform at AMA
Pianist Hayk Arsenyan The Armenian Museum of America (AMA) and the Composers’ Union of Armenia present “Armenian Beauty” on Sun., June 19. The program will be held at 2 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the...
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USC Institute of Armenian Studies Calls for Support for Research on Karabagh
The recent escalation of the conflict in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabagh Republic/NKR)—the worst since 1994—marks a new phase in the three decades of the conflict and highlights the need for research on the...
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Haigazian University Hosts International Conference on ‘Armenians of Jordan’
Organized by the Armenian Diaspora Research Center (ADRC) at Haigazian University, and supported by the Armenian Communities Department of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the “Armenians of Jordan”...
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Armenian EyeCare Project Gears Up for 52nd Medical Mission to Armenia
Organization Invites Those Interested to Join The Armenian EyeCare Project (AECP) will embark on its 52nd Medical Mission to Armenia from June 25 through July 5. The project is urging everyone who is...
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ARF Western US Regional Convention Elects New Central Committee
MONTEBELLO (Asbarez)—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Western United States convened its 51th Regional Convention on the weekend of June June 17-19 with the participation of 95 delegates and...
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All-ASA Culminates 2015-16 Academic Year, Elects New Executive Board
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—On Sun. June 12, the All-Armenian Student Association (All-ASA) convened its final general body meeting of the 2015-16 academic year. More than 20 members of ASAs from different...
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Balakian to Be Honored by Prelacy for Pulitzer Prize June 27
NEW YORK—Archbishop Oshagan Choloyan and the Executive Councils of the Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church will hold a reading and reception in honor of Peter Balakian, acclaimed writer and winner...
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Anahid Ajemian Avakian (1924-2016)
Anahid Ajemian was born in New York, in 1924. She began her music studies early at the Institute of Musical Art, which later merged with the Julliard School. After graduating from the Lincoln School,...
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AGBU Performing Arts Department Welcomes Tigran Hamasyan and His Luys i Luso...
Sold-Out Audience Enjoys Experimental Multimedia Installation and Concert On May 4, the AGBU Performing Arts Department welcomed jazz prodigy Tigran Hamasyan and his Luys i Luso project at the Bric...
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Volunteers Leave a Green Trace in Armenia
By Ani Melkonian YEREVAN—Armenia Tree Project (ATP) is not just any environmental NGO. It is one of those great stories you wish you could be a part of. A story set in the early 1990’s about an...
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World Premiere of ‘Women of 1915’ Draws Hundreds in NJ
Introduction On June 4, the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) of Eastern USA organized a program featuring the world premiere of Bared Maronian’s “Women of 1915,” a documentary that uncovers the vital...
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Remembering Robert ‘Bob’ Semonian
By Paul Boghosian Robert “Bob” Semonian died at age 77 on June 22 following a prolonged bout with colon cancer. Bob Semonian Bob had a distinctive and driven personality that gave impetus to his...
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