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Are You Ready To Laugh? Vahe Berberian Asks

Are You Ready To Laugh? Vahe Berberian Asks

Are you ready to let loose and laugh? If you are, then you have to watch Vahe Berberian’s latest monologue Yete, which will be performed on Thursdays starting June 6, at Beyond the Stars Palace in Glendale.

May 15th, 2013

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‘Astrologer of Karabagh’: A New Novel Released

‘Astrologer of Karabagh’: A New Novel Released

The exotic and mysterious Caucasus has always captured the imagination of writers, artists and travelers.

May 8th, 2013

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Zanoyan’s New Book Highlights Sex Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union

Zanoyan’s New Book Highlights Sex Trafficking in the Former Soviet Union

Sex trafficking is a global problem. And yet, it is often baffling how that dark world can coexist parallel to ours, with the vast majority of us being unaware of its horrors. The collapse of the Soviet Union and the ensuing chaos in almost all of its former republics created a particularly fertile ground for [...]

May 8th, 2013

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Cherishing The Memory Of Our Ancestors

Cherishing The Memory Of Our Ancestors

Two exceptional books on the Armenian Genocide, “Genocide of Armenians through Swedish Eyes” by Goran Gunner and “Ravished Armenia: The real life story of Aurora Mardiganian” are among new releases, as Armenians worldwide commemorate the 98th anniversary of Armenian Genocide.

April 29th, 2013

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‘Hove’ (The Wind), A Short Film Starring Olympia Dukakis, Released On DVD

‘Hove’ (The Wind), A Short Film Starring Olympia Dukakis, Released On DVD

“HOVE (THE WIND)” is a short film that tells the story of two modern Armenian women and how there lives are shaken by an unexpected encounter with the past, and the unresolved legacy of the Armenian Genocide.

April 16th, 2013

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Remembering Moushegh Ishkhan

Remembering Moushegh Ishkhan

The following is an excerpt from a book published in 2009 in Los Angeles, written by Yervant Babayan, about prominent Armenian writers and community leaders. The book titled “They Should Not Be Forgotten” is currently being translated to English to be accessible to the new generation. Yervant Babayan is 99 years old. He is a writer and educator living in Los Angeles.

April 5th, 2013

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PBS Station To Screen ‘Orphans Of The Genocide’

PBS Station To Screen ‘Orphans Of The Genocide’

Armenoid Productions– a documentary film production company of dedicated, storytellers of concealed history announced Wednesday that its documentary production Orphans of The Genocide will be screened by ValleyPBS, Station KPVT 18, in Fresno on April 18 at 7 p.m..

March 27th, 2013

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Tankian Dedicates Song to Armenia’s Popular Movement

Tankian Dedicates Song to Armenia’s Popular Movement

Armenian-American musician and human rights activist Serj Tankian has dedicated a recording of Komitas’s “Garoun a” to “all those in Armenia fighting for positive change.”

March 26th, 2013

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Genocide Journalist Memoir to be Presented April 5

Genocide Journalist Memoir to be Presented April 5

On Friday, April 5, “The Crime of the Ages,” a book containing documentary evidence of the Genocide written by Sebuh Aguni, a journalist who miraculously survived the 1915 Turkish massacre of Armenians, will be presented at the Zorayan Hall at the Western Diocese in Burbank at 7 pm, under the auspices of His Eminence Archbishop Hovnan Derderian.

March 21st, 2013

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Theater Review: ‘Patand’: Greek Tragedy In Armenia

Theater Review: ‘Patand’: Greek Tragedy In Armenia

Of late, Khoren Aramouni’s plays have been unflinching examinations of the untenable political circumstances and living conditions in Armenia during the post-independence era.

March 18th, 2013

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Kim Kashkashian Wins Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Kim Kashkashian Wins Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo

Armenian American violist Kim Kashkashian won a Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo on Feb. 10.

February 11th, 2013

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Filmmaker Embarks On Journey To Document Ethiopian Armenian Community

Filmmaker Embarks On Journey To Document Ethiopian Armenian Community

Aramazt Kalayjian, an American Armenian who repatriated to Armenia in 2012, is directing a documentary about the Ethiopian Armenians.

February 8th, 2013

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Hamazkayin’s Mosaic V Concert to Showcase International Lineup

Hamazkayin’s Mosaic V Concert to Showcase International Lineup

Organized by the Hamazkayin Armenian Cultural and Educational Society, the Mosaic V concert will showcase an impressive international lineup of performers at the historic San Gabriel Mission Playhouse on Saturday, March 16.

February 5th, 2013

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Griefland: An Intimate Portrait of Love, Loss, and Unlikely Friendship

Griefland: An Intimate Portrait of Love, Loss, and Unlikely Friendship

Skirt!, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press is proud to announce the October release of Griefland: An Intimate Portrait of Love, Loss, and Unlikely Friendship (978-0-7627-8084-6, $19.95, Hardcover) by Armen Bacon and Nancy Miller.

February 5th, 2013

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