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Archag & Anahid: Cultivating Armenian Literature in France
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Building Clay Bridges: Ceramic Art for Yerevan’s Children
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Photographing Turkey’s Cultural Heritage: Aydin Cetinbostanoglu
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Op-Ed: Breadcrumbs to Nowhere
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Interview: Suzanne Khardalian on Grandma’s Tattoos and the Forgotten Lives of Armenian Women
January 25, 2012 18:01
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Posts Tagged ‘armenian diaspora’
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 taken down. I wanna be a spyurqahay. Or do I? That’s what a just released spoof video from the CivilNet media channel of non-profit and [...]
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 step outside that small bubble and see a completely different world. You see a country stricken by poverty and a people struggling to put bread [...]
Armenian Rapper Draws Criticism With Violent Photos
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 stage name of “Super Sako” has angered Armenians with a new series of photographs featuring violent, misogynistic imagery of a faceless woman and him in various settings. The [...]
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 foreign language that filled the night; bursts of anger that illuminated the starless sky. Except it was in a foreign language that I understood, and [...]
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, thousands paid their respects by laying down flowers at Yerevan’s Armenian Genocide memorial, Tsitsernakaberd. In an unexpected display, commemorations also took place in [...]
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 Armenian ancestry, since due to unique genetic makeup, Armenians are matched with great difficulty. Seven thousand miles away in Yerevan, a mother has been diagnosed [...]
Multicultural Notes: Half, Yet Whole
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 who have chosen to embrace our Armenian identities, trying to juggle it with either another ethnicity or a wider national identity has at times been a struggle. [...]
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 the cultural stigma experienced by gay Armenians, volunteering in Armenia, reactions to an elevated child abuse case and more. A heartfelt thank you to all [...]
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, came to Los Angeles in the early 90s from Armenia, and after several years of living in Hollywood, where the palm trees sway in the [...]
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 the 32 million people worldwide who are living with the disease this Sunday, Oct. 17. With AIDS still considered taboo in Armenian circles, GALAS seeks [...]
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