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UNION CITY, N.J.—On Fri., May 24, city officials in Union City hosted the annual flag raising ceremony in observance of the establishment of the First Independent Republic of Armenia. The program was opened with a prayer by Rev. Fr. Hovnan Bozoian of Sts. Vartanantz and …

CHART HOUSE, N.J.—With a stunning view of the New York City skyline in the background, a group of dedicated women held a successful luncheon on Thursday afternoon, May 16, at New Jersey’s famed Chart House Restaurant located on the Hudson River. The event was to …

The annual Mother’s Day Luncheon sponsored by the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Agnouni” Chapter of New Jersey is always an event not to be missed, and this held true again this year when on Wed., May 15, close to 100 supporters attended the luncheon at …

By May Kafafian ROYAL OAK, Mich.—On Sun., June 2, on a cool, windy, and partly sunny day, the lovely downtown area of Royal Oak was the scene of the Armenian Relief Society’s (ARS) annual walkathon fundraiser dubbed “Walk Armenia,” organized by Detroit’s five ARS sister …

Executive Director Speaks at State Department During Global Diaspora Forum WASHINGTON—Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) Executive Director Aram Hamparian shared the lessons learned by Armenian Americans over the course of more than a century of community organizing and civic advocacy during a recent and …

With summer just around the corner, Camp Nubar is gearing up to welcome young Armenians from all over the world for unforgettable days of friendship and fun in a very special year: Camp Nubar turns 50, and has a lot to celebrate and evoke, as …

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—The road to Sochi may be high and mighty but Arman Serebrakian is prepared to take his leaps and bounds. His passion is skiing. His intent? To bring Armenia a skiing medal in the 2014 World Olympic Games in Russia—or at the very least, …

On March 18, the “Erebouni” and “Mayr” Chapters of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS) hosted the ARS Eastern Region seminar at the St. Illuminator’s Cathedral Hall in New York. More than 85 members from the “Agnouni,” “Ani,” “Artemis,” “Bergen County,” “Erebouni,” “Lousintak,” “Mayr,” “Shakeh,” “Soseh,” …

WASHINGTON—In this year of the Armenian mother, as proposed by the Armenian Apostolic Church, one individual stood out among the rest during the National Representative Assembly (NRA) Convention held during the week of May 12 in our nation’s capital. Yeretskin Lucy Daghlian is surrounded by …

Film to air at 8 pm on PBS affiliate WMHT in New York on June 6 NEW YORK—On Thurs., May 16, the Armenian National Committee (ANC) of New York and the AGBU Young Professionals of Greater New York co-sponsored a screening of “Orphans of the …