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Letter From the Editor: The Stinging Motherland

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 [...]

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Letter From the Editor: Peace, Progress and Prosperity in the New Year

Letter From the Editor: Peace, Progress and Prosperity in the New Year

More than a year ago, when I finally decided to start putting the ideas I had for this humble space in motion, I set out to interview an Armenian chemist who had become a leader in breast cancer research. We spoke of his past, of Armenia, about advancements in the medical field and the like, [...]

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Letter From the Editor: September/October 2009

Letter From the Editor: September/October 2009

Whenever I hear the word “Armenian,” I flinch. I feel uncomfortable when I see it written on paper, and do my best to scurry my eyes away from a word that seems to carry such an enormous weight. I suppose it is unnatural for me to feel this way – after all, I am Armenian, [...]

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Letter From the Editor: July/August 2009

Letter From the Editor: July/August 2009

As summer comes to a close and hot and humid temperatures are replaced with cool breezes, the weather isn’t the only thing that has begun to normalize. Armenia and Turkey recently announced that long overdue peace talks between the countries will begin. As a bonus, Turkey hopes to open its border with Armenia by the [...]

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Letter From the Editor: June 2009

Letter From the Editor: June 2009

It has been a little over the month since the launch of ianyan magazine and the response has been amazing. The journey to creating this resource and space was not an easy one, but well worth it. I’ve always wanted to use the phrase “people always ask me,” but I can’t, because people haven’t asked [...]

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