“The Conquest of Fort Temuk” by Hovhannes Toumanian
Come gentlemen, please lend an ear,
To this gypsy who’s lived long.
You fair ladies and you young lads
Grasp the story of this song.
“A Translucent Day” by Hrant Matevosyan
Hrant Matevosyan truly deserves to be described as one of the outstanding writers of Soviet Armenia. Best known for Menk enq, mer sarere [We and Our Mountains], and Ashnan Arev [Autumn Sun], both of which became feature films, Matevosyan created works that combined ironic sentimentality, a humorously critical yet affectionate representation of the Soviet Armenian society, an exploration of individual fates and emotions, and an endless fascination with what it meant to be an Armenian.
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A Review of “Remains Connected: The Bridge at Ani”
Architects Silva Ajemian and Aslihan Demirtas presented “Remains Connected: The Bridge at Ani,” the latest proposal submitted to the Blind Dates Project. The event attracted over one hundred attendees, many of them members of New York City’s architecture community.
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Factoids About Armenia & Karabakh
Some facts about demographics, tourism, and some other aspects of life in Armenia and Karabakh today.
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Notes on a Newborn Sleeping
You command our attention
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Just by the tremor of your lips
Or by the beauty resulting
From the balanced and harmonious
Arrangement of your fingertipsDropping out: The Lost Kids of Armenian America, Part 2
They say that if you put a frog into a pot of boiling water, it’ll jump out immediately. On the other hand, if you put a frog into a pot of room-temperature water and then boil it very slowly, it won’t know to jump out. It will stay in there and die. I don’t know if that’s true. I’ve never boiled a frog, but I have seen scores of kids go through the slow, creeping process of dropping out of school, killing their own futures.
continue reading »“He’s the One for Her”
Siran peered through the thick-paned window of her airplane seat and watched the neighborhoods shrink into indiscernible dots. This was her second plane ride to Los Angeles, where at first she would be living with her Aunt Anoush and Uncle Levon.
continue reading »Culture Clash: Armenian and Hispanic Relations in the Past, Present and Future
On any given day in mid-city Los Angeles, A. Partamian Bakery is bustling. Treasured Armenian delicacies, like lahmajune, boreg, sarma and even parag hatz [thin bread], are all freshly made in this modest and popular [...]
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This is the second installment of Bedros A. Keljik’s Armenian-American Sketches, which were translated and annotated by Aris G. Sevag. “No Good Comes From Having Children in This Country,” along with a short biography of Keljik, [...]
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