Meeting in the Middle: Armenian Genocide Thoughts, Part 2
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
Suspect Arrested in Los Angeles Armenian Family Murders
A suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of three members of an Armenian family who immigrated to the U.S. in 2003. There is evidence that a man
Interview: On a Mission to Expose Police Corruption in Armenia
By now thousands have watched the impromptu video shot by a Diasporan Armenian when Armenian Police stopped him and the dramatic encounter that followed. After being falsely pulled over for
Suspect in Armenian-Related Restaurant Shooting Captured
Nerses Galstyan, the suspect wanted in connection with the shooting of four people at a Valley Village restaurant has been captured by authorities less than a month after the incident
Armenia is Calling Me
When I was an awkward 12-year-old, trying to make friends, fit in and figure out my place in the world, I got plucked from a public school and put into
Bridges Hrant Dink Built: A Conversation with Jirair Libaridian
After Professor Jirair Libaridian began questioning the Armenian approach to the Armenian Genocide and Turkish relations, he formed a friendship with Hrant Dink, now known as the courageous editor of
Detectives Probe Armenian-Related Restaurant Homicide
Four Armenian men were shot and killed at a Mediterranean restaurant over the weekend in North Hollywood’s Valley Village district, with Los Angeles Department Homicide Detectives still struggling to find
Paska: Discovering Diversity in Easter Bread
As Easter rolls around, the number of eggs in my house tends to increase by the day. Brown ones, white ones, organic ones, free-range ones, they pile up one by
Overheard on the Net: Mustaches, Glendale and Inclusivity
Before I get into this, just a friendly reminder that I am not making this stuff up. People write this. Seriously. I get pissed off when Indian and Armenian women
Celebrating Nowruz, or Persian New Year as an Armenian
I would be lying if I said that I solely identified myself as an Armenian. With my family from Tehran and a maternal grandmother from Tabriz who spoke Armenian, Farsi