Paul Chaderjian

Chaderjian: Three Apples: Armenia’s Road to the EU is Paved with…Apricot Stones?

It’s 1980 in the Tower District of Fresno, and what kids do in this neighborhood is get into gang fights, smoke cigarettes, and skip school. What I used to do was listen to the radio and hands write my own newspapers. Like many of you, I developed a taste for pop music early in life, [...]

Chaderjian: Sing Armenians, Sing: Music Awards Draw 7,000 to Downtown Los Angeles

Once there was and there was not …
… one moment in our collective history when we came together despite our differences to celebrate our diversified popular culture.
Charles Aznavour speaks to journalists on the red carpet. (Photo by Lory Kendirjian)
On Sun., Dec. 13, our hyphenated people came from the north and south of the Equator and [...]

FBI Insider Links Turkish Lobby to Bribery and Blackmail

Sibel Edmonds talks under oath about Turks buying votes against Genocide Resolution
WASHINGTON—Less than 72 hours ago, former FBI translator Sibel Edmonds testified under oath about shocking details connecting the Turkish government to an intricate network of individuals and organization that bribed, persuaded, and—at least in one case—blackmailed U.S. lawmakers and government officials. Corruption. Espionage. Bribery. All [...]