LOS ANGELES, Calif.–Academics from around the country, along with Fox News Channel correspondent Anita Vogel and Fresno Superior Court Judge Houry Sanderson, will analyze the activities of the Armenian Relief Society (ARS), the oldest existing Armenian women’s philanthropic organization, on Sat., Sept. 18, at a landmark symposium at the University of Southern California.
Anita Vogel
As part [...]

A scene from the video.
LOS ANGELES, Calif (A.W.)—On Aug. 20, the official video of Serj Tankian’s song “Left of Center” was released online. The song is included in Tankian’s new album “Imperfect harmonies,” which will be available on Sept. 21.
The video was directed by Tawd Dorenfeld, who also directed the music video of Tankian’s “Unthinking [...]

BOULDER, Colo.—Colorado activists and constituents Vahe Christianian, Jirair Christianian, and Pamela Barsam Brown met with Congressman Jared Polis (D-Colo.) last week during the August Congressional Recess to discuss a range of community concerns and rally support for Armenian American issues.
(L-R) Polis representative Jorge Loweree, Jirair Christianian, Pamela Barsam Brown, Congressman Jared Polis, and Vahe Christianian
The [...]

LOS ANGELES, Calif. (A.W.)—Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian’s autobiography, Kardashian Konfidential, is due to hit bookstores on Nov. 13 (hardcover, $25.99). The book promises to offer a peek into the private lives of the reality television stars.
The cover of 'Kardashian Konfidential'
With 200 color photos, and in 256 pages, the sisters share family stories, beauty and [...]

NEW YORK—Publishing house HarperCollins has announced the September 21-Independence Day release of Garin K. Hovannisian’s debut memoir, Family of Shadows: A Century of Murder, Memory, and the Armenian American Dream. “One of modern history’s great unexamined stories,” declares David Ignatius of the Washington Post. “Family of Shadows will move you with the intensity and intimacy [...]

Jacklin Boyadjian, of Glendale, Calif., a legal professional with years of experience in public relations, non-profit organizations, political campaigning, fundraising, and community service, has been appointed the new executive director of the Armenian Bar Association (ArmenBar). Boyadjian succeeds lawyer and community leader Betty Jamgotchian, and becomes the fourth executive director in the 21-year history of [...]

BURBANK, Calif.—Members and supporters of the Armenian National Committee of America-Western Region (ANCA-WR) met with U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi this week during a fundraiser hosted in the city of Burbank, where they pressed the Speaker for a floor vote on House Resolution 252 (H.Res.252), the Armenian Genocide Resolution, and stressed that the [...]

His Holiness Karekin II undergoing a simple medical test before he joined the ABMDR as a potential bone marrow donor. Photo courtesy of ABMDR.
LOS ANGELES—His Holiness Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of All Armenians, became the latest potential stem cell donor to join the ranks of the Armenian Bone Marrow Donor Registry (ABMDR).
The pontiff’s [...]

The Armenian Dramatic Arts Alliance (ADAA) will hold its Second Biennial William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting awards event on Thurs., Sept. 30 from 6-9 p.m., at the Western Diocese of the Armenian Church Headquarters, 3325 N. Glenoaks Boulevard in Burbank, Calif..
For the William Saroyan Prize for Playwriting, the Honorary Jury for the 2010 William Saroyan [...]

Despite the fact that official U.S. acknowledgement of the Armenian Genocide is still subject to the political currents of our time, Armenian Genocide education is included in the history curriculum of many U.S. schools.
To encourage and facilitate genocide education and counter the institutionalization of denialist ideologies, a number of organizations are actively supporting genocide education [...]