SKOKIE, Ill.—The largest academic conference ever held focusing on the Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek genocides concluded on Sat., May 11, after two days of presentations by more than a dozen scholars from Armenia, Australia, England, and across North America. The event, titled “The Ottoman Turkish Genocides …
ANCA Desk On April 28, the ANCA Eastern Region expanded its presence in the Midwest with the announcement of the newly formed ANCA of Missouri. The announcement was made at the St. Gregory Armenian Apostolic Church genocide commemoration event in Granite City, Ill., to a …
MADISON, Wisc.—The Armenian National Committee (ANC) of Wisconsin, in conjunction with several other Armenian organizations, paid tribute to the more than 1.5 million lives lost in the Armenian Genocide with a series of events the past two months, the ANCA Eastern Region reported. Rep. Jeff …
CHICAGO, Ill.—On Wed., April 24, more than 100 demonstrators from Chicago’s Armenian, Greek, Assyrian, and Cypriot communities joined a protest organized by the Chicago “Ararat” Chapter of the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) against Turkey’s ongoing and aggressive campaign of denial of the Armenian Genocide. Turkish …
Inaugurates Museum’s Project for 2015 SKOKIE, Ill.—Author Peter Balakian spoke to an audience of more than 250 people on Sat., April 20, at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie, a suburb of Chicago, and a town that is still remembered for the …
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Committed to their mission to promote awareness of and gain U.S. recognition for the first genocide of the 20th century, a local group of Armenian-American activists hosted the sixth educator’s workshop in Michigan on the Armenian Genocide. Participants working in a small group …
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn, Mich., sponsored a musical concert titled “Hye Harmony: Creating Dreams for Armenian Children.” The event was part of the museum’s ongoing cultural series known as Global Fridays, and was unique in that half of …
DETROIT, Mich.—March 17 marked the third annual Easter egg hunt hosted by the Detroit Armenian Relief Society (ARS) “Zabel” Chapter. Although chilly weather and snow on the ground forced the hunt indoors, 50 children between the ages of 2-12 participated in the hunt. Although chilly …
On Sat., Feb. 23, the ARF “Azadamard” Gomideh and the Armenian Youth Federation (AYF) “Kopernik Tandourjian” Chapter of Detroit screened four-time regional Emmy Award-winner Bared Maronian’s “Orphans of the Genocide” documentary at the Novi Middle School Auditorium in Novi, Mich. Armenian National Committee of Michigan …
This regular column will take a closer look at the Hai Tahd activities taking place in local communities within the Eastern Region by our volunteers. We had the opportunity last week to speak with Hovig Kouyoumdjian and Lara Nercessian of the ANC of Michigan, and …
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