Archive for May, 2009
Letter From the Editor: June 2009
It has been a little over the month since the launch of ianyan magazine and the response has been amazing. The journey to creating this resource and space was not an easy one, but well worth it. I’ve always wanted to use the phrase “people always ask me,” but I can’t, because people haven’t asked [...]
Culture Vulture: Jewelry Designer Anush Movsesian Avejic
Although commercial property insurance broker Anush Movsesian Avejic’s day begins at an early 5:30 a.m, it doesn’t stop her from coming home every evening after a long day of work and designing jewelry in the shape of colorful bracelets with eye motifs and pomegranate necklaces with red Czech crystals as seeds. With an Esty store [...]
Armenia at Eurovision Recap: Controversy and Reactions
In the almost 4 hour cheese fest of all the kitsch, camp and bombastic song and dance Europe has to offer known as Eurovision broadcast on Saturday, May 16, 2009, Armenia, spearheaded by sister act Inga and Anush Arshakyans placed 10th, while Eurovision favorite Norway, with representation from Alexander Rybak took away the grand prize [...]
Couple to Have Wedding of Titanic Proportions
When David Vartanian, 22, fled the village of Kighi in 1912 amid brewing turmoil within the Ottoman Empire by acquiring a ticket on the ill-fated Titanic, little did he know he would have to fight for his life to survive in the frigid waters of the Atlantic before arriving in New York with a few [...]
Culture Vulture: Patrick Bachian
Patrick Bachian will be one of 49 Armenian artists whose work will be exhibited in the lounges of the Palais de Bondy in Lyon, France, presented in the framework of an exhibition titled “The ArtShow of Armenian Artists.” Growing up in Lebanon in the 70s, Bachian drew and painted for pleasure and to also escape [...]
Inga and Anush Set to Perform at Eurovision Final
After a performance that included green strobe lights, a choreographed dance routine and costumes that were traditional Armenian wear meets Star Wars meets Diva Plavalaguna from “The Fifth Element,” Armenian sister duo Inga and Anush Arshakyans made it through semi-final voting on Tuesday, May 12 with their song “Jan Jan,” to advance to the Eurovision [...]
The Use of Meds Yeghern – Schott’s Vocab
Schott’s Vocab, a New York Times blog on the “miscellany of modern words and phrases,” by Ben Schott recently posted about the use of the phrase “Meds Yeghern,” used by President Obama as he addressed and commemorated the Armenian Genocide on April 24, 2009: Many Armenians in America, and elsewhere, were disappointed recently when President [...]
Listen to This: Rosy Armen’s Hingala
Before Diane Minassian and Vincent Baguian put lyrics to the melody of “Hingala,” French-Armenian singer Rosy Armen lent her voice to this reveled Armenian song. Armen was born in France and had a lucrative career in the 60s and 70s and was even once hailed as one of France’s most popular singers in 1966. Armen [...]





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