Nov 11, 2011: Program run by Armenian American Health Professional Organization in cooperation with the Fund for Armenian Relief has so far reached out to 30 physicians annually and groups seek to expand the initiative, writes Taleen Babayan. more...
Statue of Calouste Gulbenkian based on a photograph taken of the philanthropist during his travels.
Nov 07, 2011: Calouste Gulbenkian’s esteemed private art collection in this westernmost European country comprises more than 6,000 pieces dating from antiquity to the early 20th century, write Taleen Babayan and Karine Abalyan. more...
Jul 21, 2011: The plaza of St. Vartan Cathedral served as the stage for Broadway actor Hrach Titizian, who recently starred alongside Robin Williams in the critically acclaimed play “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo.” more...
Kirikian Armenian School students singing "Hayr Mer".
Jul 01, 2011: Taleen Babayan interviews author Michael Sydney Fosberg and Hovsep Melkonian reviews his book “Incognito” that tells a story of man raised in the Armenian-American community who discovers his African American family. more...
Charles Aznavour addresses guests at the gala. Kyle Gustafson
May 22, 2011: Though thousands of miles away from the St. Giragos Armenian Church in Diyarbakir (Dikranagerd), Turkey, Armenians from the tri-state area filled the Hovnanian Armenian School Banquet Hall in New Milford, NJ, to capacity on Saturday evening, May 14 to learn more about this historic church and raise money for its renovation project. more...
May 06, 2011: Most Armenians consider Charles Aznavour one of only a handful living national heroes and as Taleen Babayan reports this will be reflected in the May 20 tribute planned by the Fund for Armenian Relief in New York City. more...
Hamazkayin's New Jersey Arekag Choir taking stage on May 1. Taleen Babayan
May 05, 2011: Taleen Babayan reports on the annual commemoration held on May 1 and featuring musical performances and remarks by community leaders and members of Congress. more...
Apr 07, 2011: Taleen Babayan writes about the new musical phenomenon from Los Angeles and what it might mean for the future of Armenian identity in America. more...
Arshaloys Dadir telling her story, with Aggie Ellian (l), Armenian Home director and board member Dzaghig Callian (r).
Apr 04, 2011: After March 27 visit to the New York Armenian Home in Flushing, Queens, Taleen Babayan recounts the memories of horrific massacres that remain vivid in the minds of three genocide survivors. more...
Hovsep Beglaryan's is Armenia's only remaining tightrope dancer .
Feb 15, 2011: Taleen Babayan talked to Inna Sahakyan about her documentary "The Last Tightrope Dancer in Armenia" that was recently recognized at a film festival in New York. more...
Aug 10, 2010: In an interview with Taleen Babayan, Hrair Hawk Khatcherian talks about how he discovered photography and how photography helped him discover the world; the acclaimed photographer will also discuss his life's passion at a public event hosted at the Diocese in New York on September 9. more...
Archbishop Barsamian presenting Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian with the "gontag" granting him the rank of Avak Kahana (archpriest). asb360
Jun 21, 2010: "We are all responsible for adding links to the long spiritual chain of the Armenian Church," said the Rev. Fr. Mardiros Chevian, during a special banquet in his honor. "It's a chain which goes far back, but also must continue to go forward." more...
Jun 02, 2010: Taleen Babayan talks to Ece Temelkuran about her book "Deep Mountain: Across the Turkish-Armenian Divide" that explores the continuing discussion surrounding the Armenian Genocide in Armenia, Turkey, France and U.S. more...
The Very Rev. Fr. Haigazoun Najarian speaks with guests at a farewell gathering held in Fr. Najarian's honor on May 18.
May 25, 2010: More than 150 guests-among them former parishioners, fellow clergy, and friends- gathered in Haik and Alice Kavookjian Auditorium of the Eastern Diocese of the Armenian Church of America on Tuesday evening, May 18, to bid a fond farewell to the Diocesan Vicar, the Very Rev. Fr. Haigazoun Najarian. Fr. Najarian will travel to Europe next month to assume the office of Pontifical Legate of Central Europe and Sweden. more...
May 12, 2010: The Los Angeles-based Viza will perform for the first time in New York City at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Friday, May 21 at 9 pm and Philadelphia at the Northstar on Saturday May 22 at 9 pm. more...
L-R: Dennis Papazian, Mary Papazian, Haig Deranian and Robert Morgenthau . Knights of Vartan
May 03, 2010: The Museum of Jewish Heritage, located on the tip of Manhattan in Battery Park, on the shores of Ellis and Liberty Islands, served as the setting for the honoring of Ambassador Henry Morgenthau, Sr. and his family, including Robert M. Morgenthau, Chairman of the Museum, by Armenian Genocide survivors and the Knights and Daughters of Vartan on Wednesday afternoon, April 21. more...
Sen. Menendez speaking on April 25 . Knights of Vartan
Apr 28, 2010: Rain failed to dampen the spirit of thousands who turned out April 25 to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the Genocide to hear members of Congress and community leaders, Taleen Babayan and Tom Vartabedian report. more...
Apr 21, 2010: On a winter day in 1989 a plane carrying 37 children landed at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington, D.C. The children were victims of the devastating earthquake that had struck Armenia two months earlier, leaving 50,000 dead and thousands injured and homeless. more...
Apr 07, 2010: When Chris Gasparian was studying mechanical engineering in college, he enrolled in two painting courses in between his major coursework. For Gasparian the enrollments were just enough to spark his interest in art, Taleen Babayan reports. more...
"Akh'Tamar Dance ensemble "provides cultural segment" for March 27 awards dinner. Courtesy photo
Apr 05, 2010: Close to 200 people gathered in Kavookjian Hall of the Eastern Diocese headquarters in New York City on March 27 to honor three prominent figures who have continuously supported the Armenian people, both in the U.S. and in Armenia. more...
Mar 29, 2010: "Children do what they see, not what they are told," stated Ms. Adrienne Alexanian, a former educator, who is one of the recipients of this year's prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor awards. more...
Armenian Genocide survivors Oronik Eminian, Arsaloys Dadir and Charlotte Kechejian .
Mar 23, 2010: Three Armenian Genocide survivors recounted their stories of survival at the New York Armenian Home in Flushing, Queens on Sunday afternoon March 21. more...
The Yeraz Dance Ensemble performing the "Pért Bar" (castle dance). . Howard Torossian
Dec 03, 2009: A multitude of Armenian artists and performers hailing from the diaspora and Armenia were showcased at the “One Nation One Culture” cultural festival at Felician College in Lodi on Sunday, November 15, Taleen Babayan reports. more...
Sep 16, 2009: Michael Bobelian, author of "Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice" (Simon & Schuster), speaks to Taleen Babayan about his book, which chronicles the evolution of U.S. and Armenian attitudes toward the memory of the Armenian Genocide. With perseverance and luck, Mr. Bobelian found a treasure trove of information about the Yanikian trial of 1973. more...
Robert Chilingirian at the ACYOA Sports Weekend, New York, May 23, 2009. .
Jun 11, 2009: Robert Chilingirian’s lyrics to his song “Polorus Noyn Hayn Enk” (We are all the same Armenians) rang true on Saturday night, May 23, at Hudson Terrace in Manhattan, where the singer performed for over 400 Armenians from around the country for the Eastern Diocese’s annual ACYOA Sports Weekend, Taleen Babayan reports. more...
Jun 10, 2009: Jason Paul Kazarian from Texas discovers Gyumri and its young talents in unique way. He is executive director of Gyumri Information Technologies Center. Taleen Babayan has a profile. more...
Survivors of the Armenian Genocide at Times Square on April 26, 2009. Taleen Babayan
Apr 30, 2009: An unprecedented number of Armenian-Americans converged in Times Square on April 26 to commemorate the 94th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, Taleen Babayan reports. more...
Some of the children in Dilijan Children’s TB sanatorium with AMF chairperson Vahe Balouzian and executive secretary Herand Markarian.
Apr 23, 2009: The Armenian Medical Fund will host its first annual Help Stop TB cocktail reception on Saturday evening, May 15, at the Pratt House in New York City. The reception will mark over 50 years of the Armenian Medical Fund's fight against tuberculosis in Lebanon, Armenia, and Karabakh, Taleen Babayan writes. more...
Zaven Dadekian will be honored as the Eastern Diocese's "Armenian Church Member of the Year," at the gala banquet of this year's Diocesan Assembly in Philadelphia, on Friday, May 1.
Apr 16, 2009: When Zaven Dadekian accepts the "Armenian of the Year" award at this spring's Diocesan Assembly in Philadelphia, he will be accepting it on behalf of everyone who worked alongside him to help bolster the Armenian Church, Taleen Babayan reports. more...
Nov 17, 2008: The 11th annual Armenia Fund Telethon will take place on Thanksgiving Day in a global effort to raise money for the Armenia Fund Rural Development Program (RDP) focusing on the Lori and Tavush regions in Armenia and the Martuni region in Karabakh. more...
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