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Translation: The Demon of Dark Valley by Bakunts
The “Demon” of Dark Valley By Aksel Bakunts, Translated by Nairi Hakhverdi An old man sitting on a rooftop scraping the hairy hide of an ox and telling stories to villagers perched on stones–when he...
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Armenian-American Identity: Photographer Gilda Davidian’s Motherland
Los Angeles-based photographer Gilda Davidian has spent a few years documenting the the Armenian-American experience in the Southern Californian community of Pasadena, the epicenter of her childhood....
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The Making of a Legend: Theremin Virtuoso Armen Ra
Armen Ra on the set of his new documentary, “When My Sorrow Died.”Courtesy, Production There is no other way to describe Theremin virtuoso Armen Ra than beautifully intoxicating. Look deep within his...
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Orange County’s Anatolian Festival: A Meeting of Worlds
For the past five years, Orange County, Calif. has hosted the Anatolian Cultures & Foods Festival, a four-day event full of music, dances, food and family fun. The weekend of May 16th through the...
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How an Armenian Monk Brought Gingerbread to the West
Eaten in England, Germany, the U.S., Romania and more Nordic countries than you can remember – the humble gingerbread has been a winter holiday favorite, accompanying other delicacies on tables for...
View ArticleComing Home: An Armenian Photographer in Turkey
Editor, baker and photographer Andrew Janjigian and his wife Melissa Rivard, also a photographer, took a trip to Eastern Turkey this winter, traveling to Kars, Van and Diyarbakir and documenting the...
View ArticleHow a Punk Rock Drummer Saved the Armenian Chants of Aleppo
Jason Hamacher’s band had broken up. The tour he was meant to embark on got cancelled. He was angry and frustrated, having reached a point where he was questioning if “rocking out” for the rest of his...
View ArticleThe Akhbar: Struggles of a Diasporan Attempting to Come Home
“This one is an akhbar!” the special forces unit policeman yelled out in Armenian before his buddies joined in on the beating. The term, derived from “yeghbayr,” the Armenian word for “brother,” was a...
View ArticleWhite Noise in Amasia, Armenia/Ամասիայի Սպիտակ Աղմուկը
Շիրակի մարզը հայտնի է իր յուրահատուկ սառը լեռնային կլիմայական պայմաններով։ Ի տարբերություն Արարատյան դաշտի մարզերի, ամառն այստեղ մեղմ է, հով ու կարճատև, իսկ ձմեռը… ձմեռը Շիրակում մեկ այլ պատմություն է,...
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