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A story of two Detroit brothers in war, part two
This is a two-part story about two Detroit Armenian brothers during war: the eldest Haigus, a five star hero during World War II, and the youngest Hagop (Jack) during the Korean War. It is a story of...
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Exclusive interview with Luis Moreno Ocampo
Today, Luis Moreno Ocampo is a name recognized by Armenians worldwide. He has been one of the most important voices in defense of the Armenian population of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). Moreno Ocampo is...
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“I smell smoke”: the continuing destruction of Armenian cultural sites
Sp. Nigoghos monastery (Armenian architecture: a documented photo-archival collection on microfiche for the study of Armenian architecture of Transcaucasia and the Near- and Middle-East, from the...
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Militarized urbanism: Architecture and infrastructure as colonial weapons in...
In the shadow of conflict, the transformation of cities often reveals deeper layers of strategic intent. Artsakh, a region long entangled in geopolitical strife, provides a striking example of how...
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Overshadowed by COP29, Armenian climate solutions deserve a spotlight
In a grainy colored video from 1995, two men stand on the top of a mountain in Vanadzor, Armenia, their hands buried deep in the soil. The two men are Vladimir Kazadjian and Gagik Amiryan, friends and...
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Azerbaijani textbooks create hatred toward Armenians in young students
It is well established that the right to education is one of the most basic rights that children have. Imagine a case in which children are taught misinformation, history is rewritten, and...
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We need surveys to capture the Armenian diaspora’s complexity
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 This article focuses on my research of what I call diaspora economics, and more specifically, on the Armenian...
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More than 80 years of AYF Camp Haiastan in the Armenian Weekly
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 The front page of the Friday, August 4, 1939 edition of the Hairenik Weekly, the predecessor of the Armenian...
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The press and the young generation in the 1930s
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 In the 1930s, the Armenian political parties in the United States were determined to keep the American-born young...
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The Armenian Weekly: 90 years of service to the cause of Armenian justice
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 On March 1, 1934, the editors of the newly launched Hairenik Weekly articulated a bold vision. Since 1899, its...
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Young Armenians in 1930s America speak: Language, identity and the first...
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 In June 1932, 19-year-old Hayastan Seferian of Toledo, Ohio opened up her parents’ copy of the Hairenik. Among the...
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A brief history of the AYF Olympics
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 In 1934, the annual convention of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (ARF) Tzeghagrons, the body that governed...
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Documenting AYF history in the Hairenik and Armenian Weekly
Special Issue: 90 — Informing, Connecting, Inspiring The Armenian Weekly, October 2024 The Armenian Youth Federation – Youth Organization of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation (AYF-YOARF) is an...
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Fleeting glimpses into Syunik’s villages
In October, a group of us embarked on a trip to unveil Syunik’s treasures in the villages of Angeghakot, Aghitu, Lor and Shenatagh. Under the guidance of Sevak Arevshatyan, a linguist and a connoisseur...
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Meet Nemesis (2.0): The Armenian-Ukrainian military group fighting against...
A mural of Nemesis Group in central Kyiv lit up with the colors of both Armenian and Ukrainian flags, November 2024 (Photo: Shant Khatcherian) As the Russian invasion of Ukraine passes its thousandth...
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Protest in Yerevan demands release of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
YEREVAN—On January 17, 2025, several organizations from Artsakh held a public demonstration near the United Nations office in Yerevan, Armenia, demanding the release of Armenian prisoners of war. The...
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Unfinished stones: a story from Krasnoe village
In 2014, I returned to Krasnoe, a small village in Georgia where the Armenian community has deep roots. Life there moves slowly, and stepping into my great-grandfather’s house felt like entering...
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“God cried”: Charles’ “destan” on the 110th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
When our grandfather died in 1986, he left a manilla envelope in his desk for his youngest son, Jim. “My dad’s writings” was printed across the face, and inside were withered pages no one had ever...
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Still missing you
Flight officer Casper Haboian Somewhere in Germany lie the remains of an Armenian American hero who never came home. Exactly 80 years ago, flight officer Casper Haboian was flying over Nazi Germany in...
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Odzun and Ardvi villages, St. Hovhan Odzneci’s cradle of life and thought
Situated on the left-side upland plateau of Debed Canyon in the Lori province, Odzun is one of the largest villages in Armenia. Several ancient manuscripts have been uncovered in Odzun and nearby...
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