Armenia and Diaspora Relations Spoofed in Music Video
Update 2: The video is back for your viewing pleasure. Click to watch at the end of this post. Update: As of Friday, 1:30 p.m PST, the video has been
140 Drams: Independent Armenian Cinema
Armenia has many faces. There is the beautiful city of Yerevan, filled with shops, cafes, and bars whose streets seem like they multiply with people by the day. Then you
Armenian Rapper Draws Criticism With Violent Photos
JUNE 23, 2011 In a country that is still coming to terms with domestic violence issues, particularity sexual abuse aimed against women, Armenian-American rapper Sako Balasanyan, better known by his
This Immigrant Life: Trauma in Little Armenia
The palm trees were swaying gently when the sounds came crashing down on them. There was a bang, a slam and an endless cacophony of emotionally charged jargon in a
Infographic: The Importance of Armenian Genocide Recognition
On April 24, members of the Armenian Diaspora gathered in cities across the world to commemorate the 96th anniversary of the 1915 Ottoman Turk slaughter of 1.5 million ethnic Armenians.
In Armenia and Diaspora, a Call for Help
In Los Angeles, 26-year-old Steve Bodozian was diagnosed with acute leukemia and now needs a bone marrow donor match to save his life – a fairly daunting task considering his
Multicultural Notes on Armenian Identity: Half, Yet Whole
BY ROBERT FULLAM Being born half-Armenian has been one of the most rewarding parts of my life, but it’s also one that I’ve had to reconcile with. For those of us
Ianyan Magazine’s Year in Review
As we descend into the final hours of 2010, here is a look back at what ianyan brought you this year, from a review on HBO’s Jack Kevorkian biopic, to
Letter From the Editor: The Stinging Motherland
“The motherland should be best loved from afar,” a man said to me the other day, “or else it will sting you.” This man, whose first name I never received,
Gay Armenians Raise Thousands for AIDS
The Gay and Lesbian Armenian Society of Los Angeles (GALAS) has raised over $5,000 for AIDS Walk Los Angeles and will be walking with thousands of Angelenos in support of