Archive for May, 2010

Armenia Gets a Taste of Mexico With Taco-Maco

Armenia Gets a Taste of Mexico With Taco-Maco

I’ve been living in Yerevan for the last four months. Originally from Los Angeles, I came here to work voluntarily through Birthright Armenia. I’ll miss a lot of things about Armenia; being surrounded by Armenian culture, my new friends, and tacos. Wait…what was that last one? Tacos? Yes tacos, something readily available in overwhelmingly delicious [...]

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Armenian Festival: Not Your Typical Affair

Armenian Festival: Not Your Typical Affair

For the past nine years, Glendale, Calif. has been home to an Armenian Festival organized by the Armenian Relief Society’s (ARS) Western chapter. While it has normally been your standard Armenian affair, full of food, dance and live music – the ingredients necessary for an successful Armenian event, it looks like it has been involved [...]

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Discovering L.A.’s Oldest and Permanent Armenian Residents

Discovering L.A.’s Oldest and Permanent Armenian Residents

There is no doubt that Los Angeles is the most well-known host to the largest Armenian population in the United States. In fact,  a stroll down in the suburbs of Glendale make you feel like more like you’re in Yerevan than in sunny Southern California. But while the growth spurts in population can usually be [...]

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