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armenianweekly.com > 02/21/2026 > from-screenings-to-streaming-a-winters-song-and-the-making-of-a-diasporan-film

From screenings to streaming: "A Winter’s Song" and the making of a diasporan film

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (319+ words) A Winter's Song, the directorial debut of social worker and documentarian Angela Asatrian, premiered to a sold-out audience at the Americana in Glendale on Sept. 4, 2025. In the months since, the film has extended its reach beyond that initial debut " circulating…...

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armenianweekly.com > 02/21/2026 > book-review-armenian-roots

Book Review: 'Armenian Roots"

2+ hour, 45+ min ago  (265+ words) Armenian Roots: A Memoir and Family History of the Sivaslian, Sivas and Donikian Family and the Nazarian/Nason Family by Leland Bibb is a meticulous and heartwarming family history that traces the lives and legacies of the Sivaslian, Sivas, Donikian,…...

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armenianweekly.com > 02/10/2026 > new-western-armenian-poetry-program-launches

New Western Armenian poetry program launches

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (385+ words) A new literary initiative dedicated to innovative Western Armenian poetry is under way for the 20252026 academic year. Quarter Tone Poets // " " " (QTP) is a multidisciplinary poetry program that promotes and celebrates contemporary literary expression in Western Armenian by exploring the musicality…...

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armenianweekly.com > 02/07/2026 > remembering-adiss-harmandian-through-his-daughters-eyes

Remembering Adiss Harmandian through his daughter’s eyes

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (714+ words) Taline Harmandian remembers her father not only as the pioneering figure of Armenian pop music, but as a deeply present, protective and attentive parent " "the mountain standing firmly behind me," as she describes him. By 16, Adiss had formed his first…...

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armenianweekly.com > 02/06/2026 > nikol-aghababyans-return-to-the-small-corner-of-the-great-world

Nikol Aghababyan’s return to the "small corner of the great world”

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (972+ words) Now I have returned, and I no longer want to live anywhere else," he tells the Weekly. I have returned to my childhood, to my great world." An altered Yerevan, a familiar Koghb Returning home, Aghababyan said he felt estranged…...

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armenianweekly.com > 02/06/2026 > the-melody-of-armenia-how-a-lost-silent-film-was-restored-and-given-a-new-voice

'The Melody of Armenia': How a lost silent film was restored and given a new voice

2+ week, 22+ hour ago  (965+ words) During this year's Armenian Heritage Cruise (AHC), a restored silent film premiered on Jan. 11, accompanied by a newly composed soundtrack. Her son tried to comfort her by pointing to the resilience of Armenians in the diaspora, offering examples of what…...

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Avedis Aharonian

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armenianweekly.com > 02/03/2026 > the-armenian-weeklys-2025-year-end-magazine-now-available

The Armenian Weekly’s 2025 year-end magazine now available

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (141+ words) The Armenian Weekly is proud to announce the publication of its Winter 2025 magazine. Published as an end-of-year issue, the Winter 2025 magazine brings together a formidable roster of scholars, journalists and cultural figures to examine the state of the Armenian world…...

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armenianweekly.com > 01/28/2026 > contemporary-armenian-folk-trio-armadi-tsayn-drops-self-titled-ep

Contemporary Armenian folk trio Armadi Tsayn drops self-titled EP

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (376+ words) Though the process may have been relaxed, the album keeps listeners alert. The opening track, "Fluttering Bird," neither coasts nor floats; its melody twists and turns as a rotating set of instruments take turns in the spotlight. A playful dance…...

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armenianweekly.com > 01/26/2026 > book-review-mule-cart-an-armenian-refugee-familys-escape

Book Review: Mule Cart, An Armenian Refugee Family’s Escape

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (904+ words) Mule Cart, An Armenian Refugee Family's Escape By Arpie Cherchian Cort and David Louis Cort Illustrated by Nicole Nielsen Published by Fig Mint Press, 2025 Audience: Ages 6-11, Grades 1-6 Available in hardcover, paperback and ebook Growing up in the diaspora, I vividly…...