YEREVAN / TOKYO — Karen Hamada is a Japanese theologian. She studied at the University of Tokyo, Department of Area Studies, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, currently works at[...]
The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA) has launched two $2,500 grants, one for a translation from Armenian into English, and one for contemporary creative writing. Applications for both grants will[...]
PHILADELPHIA — On June 21, the Armenian kef music world bid a farewell to pioneering bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Henry “Hank” Mardigian. He was 93. Born in Philadelphia on July 19,[...]
Men of war form a commonplace, men of peace a rarity. Hrant Dink fought his entire and all-too-brief life to bring Armenians and Turks together and unite two people who[...]
WATERTOWN — Following its popular nationwide premiere on PBS, the award-winning documentary, “The Hidden Map,” has been scheduled to air again in several cities from Los Angeles to Boston during[...]
By Raffi Berberian Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — Many diasporan Armenians, including myself, grew up hearing about Armenia and seeing the occasional photo, video, or even painting. Some of[...]
“My purpose is to create music not for snobs but for all people, music which is beautiful and healing.” These words of composer Alan Hovhaness appear in a short presentation[...]
WATERTOWN — As part of its ongoing new initiatives, Project SAVE Armenian Photograph Archives (projectsave.org) is launching residencies for artists and researchers. The residencies will take place twice a year[...]
YEREVAN — Serob Khachatryan, a specialist in education who teaches at Yerevan State University in the Department of Philosophy and Psychology and served as executive director of the Children of[...]
WASHINGTON — Before the Chess Olympiad started in Chennai, India, on July 28, the Armenian grandmaster (GM) Tigran Petrossian, who happened to share the same name as the 9th world[...]
CHENNAI, India — On Sunday, August 7, the two, so far, undefeated teams of the Olympiad taking place in India — Armenia, and Uzbekistan, played against one another. The latter[...]
