IANYAN Magazine

My grandfather died when I was 13. He lived down the street from our house, with my grandmother, among a dozen fruit and flower trees that felt like paradise. If the Garden of Eden did exist, I was sure that it was located in the backyard of my grandparents’ house. He complained of headaches for [...]

I have done stuff to stir the kids up before. Stuff that has made them say, “Mr. Chavoor, you can’t say that.” The first time I did it was in 1986 with 10th graders. I told them it was a just a true false test but the statements were racist stereotypes. True or False: Black [...]

By now, Armenians, Turks and those who care about foreign affairs in general have come to find out that on Thursday, the House Foreign Affairs Committee voted to recognize the mass killings of Armenians in the early 20th century as genocide.
The vote, a very narrow and nerve racking 23 to 22 was broadcast on Armenian [...]

The greater Armenian Diaspora is abuzz as CBS’ 60 Minutes prepares to air “Battle Over History,” a program highlighting the Armenian Genocide and the decades long battle for its recognition on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 7 p.m. EST.
Although CBS has uploaded a short, 42-second preview of the program, the comments - which are typical banter [...]

Three years ago today, Hrant Dink was brutally gunned down near the headquarters of his Turkish Armenian newspaper Agos by a 17-year-old Turkish nationalist. As any Diasporan can attest to, it’s very easy to be so unaware of what is going on outside the bubble of your adopted homeland, thousands of miles away from where [...]

On the eve of the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, I have many thoughts racing through this crowded mind of mine. I feel no need to rehash the terrible events that took place in 1915, as you can learn more about what took place here, here and here.
Instead, I feel horrified that the Genocide [...]

Congressman Adam Schiff has called on President Barack Obama to recognize the Armenian Genocide in a column that appeared Wall Street Journal on April 4, 2009, just a day before the President was set to visit Turkey on his first overseas trip since taking office earlier this year.
“No American president since World War II has [...]

Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey recently called on then-Secretary of State candidate Hillary Clinton to reaffirm her support for recognizing the Armenian Genocide upon taking office on January 13, 2009 during the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s confirmation hearing.
Menendez, who is the first person of Hispanic ethnicity to represent New Jersey in the [...]