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Ani Serebrakian’s Road to the Olympic Games
Being able to represent a country at the Olympics is not the easiest thing to do, but for the fortune few who get that opportunity, it is an experience not likely to be forgotten.[caption id="attachment_6643" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ani Serebrakian being honored by the Armenian community in Vancouver"][/caption]For athletes who want to participate in the Olympics, it is more than just a game, it is about national pride.“My brother and I were born in the United States and were skiing for the U.S.,” explained Ani Serebrakian, “but we are Armenian, and so we made the decision, about two to three years ...
ANCA Welcomes Swedish Parliament’s Recognition of Genocides
[caption id="attachment_6541" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="On March 11, the Swedish parliament recognized the Armenian Genocide."][/caption]WASHINGTON—Over strident opposition from the Turkish Government, the Swedish Parliament, today, adopted a resolution recognizing the murder and annihilation of the Armenian, Assyrian/Syriac/Chaldean and Pontic Greek populations by the Ottoman Turkish Government as “genocide,” reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).“Twice in just one week, we have seen legislative bodies—the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the United States and the full Parliament in Sweden—take a strong stand against Turkey’s threats against an honest affirmation of the Armenian Genocide,” said ANCA executive director Aram Hamparian. “We congratulate ...
Gregorian Brothers Follow in Military Dad’s Footsteps
CHELMSFORD, Mass.—For Felix Gregorian, nothing could make him prouder than having two sons attend the most prestigious military academies in the land.[caption id="attachment_6498" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="The Gregorian brothers"][/caption]Not even two service tours overseas with the United States Army in Iraq and Afghanistan where he was immersed into a hotbed of hostility.Say what you want about sibling rivalries, but when Dro got accepted into the Naval Academy at Annapolis, his brother Greg wasn't to be denied. On came his acceptance three years later to the Military Academy at West Point.Add it up and it represents nearly $400,000 in full scholarship grants, ...
MIT to Host ‘America’s Response to the Genocide’ Conference
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (A.W.)—On Sat., March 13, the Faculty of History, the Center for International Studies, the Office of Religious Affairs, and the Program on Human Rights and Justice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will present “America’s Response to the Armenian Genocide: From Woodrow Wilson to Barack Obama.” All sessions will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Building 10, Room 250 on the MIT campus. The sessions are free and open to the public. No registration is required. For more information, email bedross@mit.edu. The schedule is below.[caption id="attachment_6503" align="alignleft" width="194" caption="The poster of the conference"][/caption]***Opening Remarks 10 a.m. Bedross Der ...
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Carnegie Corporation Commits $2.5 Million to Centers in Western Eurasia, South Caucasus
NEW YORK—Asserting scholarly research and education in the arts, humanities, and social sciences are not luxuries in difficult times but vitally necessary for emerging nations as they articulate new civic and cultural identities, Carnegie Corporation president Vartan Gregorian announced a $2.5 commitment over the next two years to further strengthen centers for advanced study focusing [...]
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Genocide Exhibition to Open at URI Feinstein Providence Campus Gallery
By Naomi Kuromiya
Over the past few weeks, the elements and details of the commemorative exhibition “The Armenian Genocide—95 Years Later, In Remembrance” have been confirmed and finalized. This historically and artistically important exhibition will mark the 95th anniversary of the atrocities of the Armenian Genocide and is being curated by Gallery Z director Bérge Ara [...]
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Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (March 20, 2010)
Misplaced Virtue
Faithful women are all alike. They think only of their fidelity and never of their husbands.
… Jean Giraudoux
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A Smile for You
Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flu.
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin.
When he smiled I realized I’d [...]
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Kasbarian: The Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides: An Inconvenient Truth
Recent articles in the mainstream media would have us believe that governments around the world somehow question the factuality of the 1915 Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides committed by Turkey. These articles would also have us believe that the Turkish government’s latest temper tantrums over these genocides are justified. Turkey, of course, just recalled its [...]
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