On the 98th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, some people were putting together signs to hold outside of consulates or writing letters or calling their state or Congressional leaders while
The wave of stale heat hit me hard. It was reminiscent of my attic or my grandparent’s house, something quite fitting given the fact that many of the items in
For some people the Lenten season passes without much thought, ending on Easter with family and friends and people move on, go and mark the next holiday on their calendar
This is the second part in a series on the Lenten Journey, a 40 day fasting period before Easter observed by several Christian denominations, including the Armenian Apostolic Church. See
As cameras followed revelers at Brazil’s Carnival or New Orleans’ Mardi Gras, Lent in the Armenian Apostolic Church made a quiet entrance this past Monday. The next month and a
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
The word odar is roughly translated as “stranger”, “non-Armenian” or “other”, similar to the use of the word goy or goyim, a word of Yiddish and Hebrew origin which is
There long has been a phenomenon that not just myself, but countless other Armenians have taken note of, those ubiquitous floral patterned dresses that older Armenian women seem to wear.
“Well, you don’t look Armenian.” It’s one of those phrases that you might hear occasionally but for some Armenians, they’re told they don’t “look Armenian” all the time. The issue
“Meghker! Meghker!” If you are Armenian you have probably heard this phrase uttered before, by your mother, or your father, aunts, uncles, many times your grandparents. I remember when I