The following unabridged essay was written by Dr. Jirair Libaridian, who holds the Alex Manoogian Chair in Modern Armenian History at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Libaridian previously served
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
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
Diasporans are always longing for their homeland. They write songs about it, fantasize and romanticize, organize events around it and hang paintings of Ararat in their cushy homes in Los
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.
On the heels of the premiere of Armenia’s first issue of popular women’s magazine Cosmopolitan featuring celebutante Kim Kardashian who is of part Armenian descent, the Turkish edition just released
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
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
Motion graphics animator Alex Nisanian had already spent $800 of his own money on developing on app dedicated to recognition of the 1915 Armenian Genocide as well as vigilance for
Following the fatal case of Zaruhi Petrosyan, in late January, around 200 Armenians mobilized on the streets of Hollywood’s Little Armenia district to march against domestic violence, particularly directed towards