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Diaspora survey provides a snapshot of Armenians in the 21st century

Survey shows that an overwhelming majority of diaspora Armenians consider the continuation of the Armenian diaspora as important and meaningful space—94 percent marked as “fairly” to “very” important.  Over 1000 Armenians in four ...

Macron Declares April 24 Commemoration Day Of Armenian Genocide In France

PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday declared April 24 as a day for the commemoration of the Armenian genocide in France, an issue that has caused regular friction between Turkey and European Union member states. Macron, ...

“I Don’t Speak Armenian, but I’m Armenian”: Alain Prost – Living Legend of Formula One

Alain Prost, picture by` Stoneforest.ru. (Armedia)-"My mother is Armenian; we spent all our childhood with my grandfather, who told us various stories about Armenia. When you are only 10 years old - these are just stories. You realize their real ...

Armenian Ferrahian, Manoogian Schools Vandalized Overnight with Turkish Flags

Turkish flags were hung on the premises of the Holy Martyrs Ferrahian Armenian High School on Jan. 29. "NBC Losangeles",- Turkish flags were hung early Tuesday morning at two Armenian schools in the San Fernando Valley, prompting a police investi...

‘I feel like I’m an honorary Armenian’: Serena Williams starts learning Armenian

"Armenpress",- World-renowned American tennis player Serena Williams, wife of Reddit co-founder, ethnic Armenian Alexis Ohanian, says she has started learning Armenian, tennisworldusa.org reported. The tennis player said she is learning Armenian a ...

Twelve Years Later, Hrant Dink’s Legacy Remains Everlastingly Relevant

OTTAWA- Twelve years ago, today, prominent Turkish-Armenian journalist and human rights activist, Hrant Dink, fell victim to a targeted assassination in Istanbul. The commission of this heinous crime has remained largely unpunished and is often ...

ANCA Empowers Record Number of Recent Graduates Starting Policy, Political and Media Careers in Washington, DC

ANCA Hovig Apo Saghdejian Capital Gateway Program Director Tereza Yerimyan (center) with Winter 2019 Fellows (from l to r): Karoun Tcholakian, Alex Avaneszadeh, Allen Sarkissian, Armine Sargsyan, Ani Karapetyan, Natalie Manukian, Mane Voskanyan, ...

Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act signed into law

:Armradio",- President Donald Trump signed the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act, a ground-breaking genocide prevention law, overwhelmingly adopted by the Senate and House, which codifies earlier measures, including those implemen...

First Ever English Translation of Tzarukian’s ‘Letter to Yerevan’ Published by Hairenik Press

Sonentz-Papazian and Janbazian’s English Translation Available Now on Amazon.com. All Proceeds to Be Donated to the Hairenik Association’s Newspaper Digitization Project. WATERTOWN, Mass.—The Hairenik Press announced on Jan. 11 the first ever ...

Getty Research Institute Digitizes Photos Documenting Armenian Genocide

(Getty Iris)- The Getty Research Institute has digitized over 6,000 of Ottoman-era photographs from French collector Pierre de Gigord’s collection, making them available to study and download for free online. From albumen prints to lantern ...