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Apigian-Kessel: Behind the Scenes with Bayrakdarian and Kradjian

By Betty Apigian-Kessel • on January 15, 2010

It was the day before the Dec. 4 benefit concert by world-famous opera star Isabel Bayrakdarian and her pianist husband Serouj Kradjian at the Ford Performing Art Center for St. Sarkis Armenian Church. Isabel Bayrakdarian Several interviews had been set up for the

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Olives and Horizons: The Melkonian Class of 1968 Reunites on Board the AHC

By Khatchig Mouradian • on January 2, 2010

Below is an article published in the Feb. 2, 2008  issue of the Armenian Weekly on a reunion on board the Armenian Heritage Cruise. The 13th Armenian Heritage Cruise sails on Jan. 16. For more information, go to www.ArmenianHeritageCruise.com. “All

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Johnny on the Spot: The Story of a Lacrosse World Champion

By Antranig Dereyan • on December 30, 2009

Born on Aug. 17, 1952 in the largest city in Canada’s Niagara region and the sixth largest urban area in Ontario, also known as St. Catharines, he went on to Ithaca College in New York on a lacrosse scholarship and later lead Canada to an upset win over the U.S. at the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships

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Focus on Darfur: An Interview with Nicholas D. Kristof

By Khatchig Mouradian • on December 25, 2009

The following interview was published in the Armenian Weekly on April 5, 2008. More than a year and a half later, its message continues to resonate. The conflict in Darfur might be “frozen” but it is not resolved. And genocide can rear its ugly head again. NEW YORK (A.W.)—Nicholas Kristof

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Weekly Publishes Akcam Interview Rejected by ‘Changing Turkey’ Website

By Contributor • on November 29, 2009

Without recognizing that the most important source of protest is the search for justice, we cannot comprehend the developments. To equate the diaspora with the MHP because of protests that fundamentally “seek justice” is truly disrespectful and insolent. Taner Akcam This interview with Prof. Taner

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The ARF in the Ottoman Empire: An Interview with Dikran Kaligian

By Khatchig Mouradian • on November 5, 2009

Dikran Kaligian has taught history at Clark University and Regis, Westfield State, and Wheaton colleges. He is past chairperson of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Eastern United States and managing editor of the Armenian Review. He received his Ph.D. in history from Boston College.

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An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part II)

By Florence Avakian • on October 27, 2009

Influences in His Childhood, Kindness of Strangers CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional Society at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, Calif. An

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An Interview with Vartan Gregorian (Part I)

By Florence Avakian • on October 20, 2009

Education: Its Values and Pitfalls CARNEGIE CORPORATION, N.Y.—On Nov. 7, Dr. Vartan Gregorian, president of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, will be honored as Professional of the Year by the Armenian Professional Society at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City, Calif. An interview with

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An Interview with Michael Bobelian

By Taleen Babayan • on October 7, 2009

Author Michael Bobelian’s first book, Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice, focusing on the aftermath of the Armenian Genocide, was recently published by Simon & Schuster. Bobelian sat down with Taleen Babayan at the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information

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Kasbarian: The Armenian Government Has Crossed a Major Line

By Weekly Staff • on September 17, 2009

The Hairenik and Armenian Weeklies this week conducted an interview with ARF Eastern U.S. Central Committee chairperson Antranig Kasbarian on the recent developments in Turkey-Armenia relations. Below is the full-transcript of the interview. Armenian Weekly—How do you explain the recent developments

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