ANCA Discusses Policy Priorities with Armenia’s First Deputy Prime Minister...
Photo: ANCA WASHINGTON—Armenia’s new First Deputy Prime Minister Ararat Mirzoyan visited the ANCA today for a constructive working meeting about new opportunities for the expansion of U.S.-Armenia...
View ArticleArmenian Women’s Welfare Association Elects New Officers
Caption: Left to Right: Cheryl Panjian, Nancy Kasarjian, Lalig Musserian, JoAnn Janjigian, Susan Deranian, Cynthia Kazanjian, Susan Giragosian, Martha Mensoian, Karen Koumjian, Melanie Khederian...
View ArticleObituary: John Vigen Manuelian
Manuelian, John Vigen, of Watertown, born in 1922, passed away on July 16, 2018. Beloved husband of the late Armane (Aghababian) Manuelian and the late Takouhie (Chorbajian) Manuelian. Devoted father...
View ArticleARF Bureau Mourns the Death of Yerevan Office Director Vahe Haroutunian
Vahe Haroutunian (Photo: ARF) YEREVAN—The Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Bureau announced on Sunday the untimely death of the Director of the ARF Bureau’s Yerevan office, unger Vahe...
View ArticleResearch Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part I)
Conferences on Armenian genealogy have been held annually for the last three years (in Watertown, Mass. in 2016; in Detroit, Mich. in 2017; and in Mahwah, N.J. earlier this year). These conferences...
View ArticleRep. Brad Sherman Continues Pressure to Secure New U.S.-Armenia Tax Treaty
WASHINGTON, DC – House Financial Services Committee senior member Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) once again called on U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to work with the Armenian Government toward a new...
View ArticleNew Album: Samvel Galstian’s ‘ANDORR’
Samvel Galstian performing live at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival featuring Armenian culture. (Photo courtesy of Samvel Galstian) WASHINGTON, D.C.—Boston-based musician Samvel Galstian’s album...
View ArticleResearch Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part II)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
View ArticleForty-Eight U.S. Representatives Call for Trump-Pashinyan Meeting
WASHINGTON, DC — A bipartisan letter – spearheaded by the Armenian Caucus, backed by the bipartisan leaders of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs and Intelligence Committees, and signed by 48 U.S....
View ArticleLocal Merrimack Theatre Premieres Reading of Play about Armenian Feminist,...
LOWELL, Mass. – Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT), in partnership with the Armenian International Women’s Association, the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research, and the Armenian...
View ArticleResearch Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part III)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
View ArticleNew $20,000 Donation from Apo and Nayiri Saghdejian Strengthens ANCA’s Youth...
Hovig Apo Saghdejian WASHINGTON, D.C. (ANCA) – Longtime community leader Apo Saghdejian and his daughter Nayiri presented a generous donation last week to the Armenian National Committee of America...
View ArticleAYF’s 85th Anniversary Gala Filled with Memories and Fun
Click to view slideshow. For 85 years, the Armenian Youth Federation has been an organization of family, traditions and growth. On Saturday, July 21, 2018 that growth was celebrated by the very...
View ArticleHomenetmen Celebrates 100-Year Anniversary
Photo courtesy HMEM YEREVAN—On July 29, the 100th anniversary celebrations of the Homenetmen and the 11th pan-Homenetmen Jamboree were concluded with a ‘Victory Dinner Dance’ in Yerevan. The ten-day...
View Article12th Annual ANCA Eastern Region Gala Honorees Announced
NEW YORK—Community leaders and grassroots advocates from throughout the Eastern U.S. will gather to mark a year of progress and share plans for future successes at the 12th Annual Armenian National...
View ArticleResearch Your Armenian Roots—What You Need to Know (Part IV)
This article is part of a continuing series documenting the available records for research into one’s Armenian family roots. Part I in the series supplied a historical background on the Armenian...
View ArticleARS Armenian Booth at Lowell Folk Festival
Click to view slideshow. Over the weekend of July 28th and 29th, the annual Lowell Folk Festival celebrated its 32nd anniversary. More than 200,000 people travel to Lowell yearly to partake in this...
View ArticleAYF Donates Welcome Sign for Arajamugh Village
AYF-YOARF interns at the new entry sign to Arajamugh (Photo courtesy of AYF) ARAJAMUGH, Artsakh—On Saturday July 14, the residents of Arajamugh, a village by the southeast border of Artsakh, gathered...
View ArticleLocal Organization in Vanadzor Steps It Up For the Disabled
Kamo is one of eight founding members, all disabled, of Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities, an NGO based in Vanadzor. He walks with difficulty, using a walker on wheels, from the main street of the...
View ArticleANCA Interns Wrap-Up Action-Packed Summer of Diplomacy, Advocacy, and...
WASHINGTON, DC—The Armenian National Committee of America Leo Sarkisian (LSI) and Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program (CGP) summer class returned to their communities, excited to work with...
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