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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…...
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,…...
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…...
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…...
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…...
'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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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…...
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…...
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…...