A Review of Yes, We Have
We cherish our celebrities because they enhance our self-esteem. If they can make it in the odar world, so can we. Even as a child, when I knew little or nothing about Armenians (except for [...]
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Two Armenian writers quoted and discussed in John Updike’s High Gossip: Essays & Criticism (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 502 pages. 2011) are William Saroyan and Nina Berberova who has a great deal to say [...]
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The Beauty of Cardamom
What a curious thing they were, these tiny paper-puff bundles that my father kept in the cupboard next to the long-handled pot that he used to make Armenian coffee. Dad always placed one cardamom pod [...]
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A Review of The Man in the Gray Flannel Skirt, by Jon-Jon Goulian
Pity poor Jon-Jon Goulian, who had to endure growing up in sunny La Jolla, California in a loving upper-middle-class family of doctors and lawyers and spend his summers surfing the Pacific and attending Andover Summer [...]
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We and Our Churches
We Armenians are rightfully proud of the architectural heritage of our churches and monasteries throughout all of the Armenian highlands. We marvel at their variety and, at the same time, their faithful allegiance to the [...]
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Nishan Parlakian: 75 Years of Personal Memories
This paper is a revised version of a talk, “A Tribute to Dr. Nishan Parlakian,” presented on November 19, 2008 at St. Vartan Armenian Cathedral. We are honoring tonight a person who was larger than [...]
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Finding Zabel Yesayan, Finding Ourselves
At the beginning of the fine documentary Finding Zabel Yesayan, directors Lara Aharonian and Talin Suciyan attempt to track down the Yerevan street named after the famed writer — not an easy task. In fact, [...]
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Lahmajoun: The Carefully Crafted Centerpiece
How is it that all across America, you find all sorts of fast-food and drive-through restaurants — but none of them serve lahmajoun? Instead of Pizza Hut, why can’t a hungry traveler cruise up to [...]
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