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Armenian study center to debut at UCLA
An allotment of Armenian books and cultural artifacts linked to the country's history and diaspora following the 1915 genocide will debut at UCLA in the first permanent research program of its kind at any major American university dedicated to Armenian...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey, University of California, Los Angeles, Massacres, Hate Crimes
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Movie review: 'Lost and Found in Armenia' is a lost cause
The lowbrow comedy "Lost and Found in Armenia" so shamelessly wallows in its broad humor, silly contrivances and retrograde stereotypes it almost dares you to be annoyed. Mission accomplished. A kind of pale, reverse twist on "The Russians Are Coming,...Tags: Movies, Entertainment
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A young couple gone too soon
Beneath a starry sky, Sosé Thomassian and Allen Yekikian held each other on their wedding night, arms looped around hips, eyes locked, for more than 20 minutes so the photographer could capture what would become their favorite wedding photo. Back at the...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Arts, Social Organizations, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Human Interest
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Ron Kaye: Brains, talent, too much ambition
In the costliest and most vicious City Council race of the Los Angeles election season, the battle for Hollywood has shattered beliefs about Armenian solidarity, with Paul Krekorian's role seen as causing deep rifts in the community. Little Armenia in...
Tags: Eric Garcetti, Politics, Elections, Career and Workplace, Paul Krekorian
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Alleged voter fraud in Little Armenia being investigated
Prosecutors are investigating allegations of voter fraud in Little Armenia, part of a Los Angeles City Council district where two candidates are waging a bitter battle for an open seat. According to a spokeswoman for L.A. County Dist. Atty. Jackie...
Tags: Justice System, Prosecution, Eric Garcetti, Election Rigging, Lawyers
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Voter fraud alleged in L.A.'s Little Armenia
Los Angeles County prosecutors have launched an investigation into allegations of voter fraud in Little Armenia, part of a Los Angeles City Council district where two candidates are waging a bitter battle for an open seat. According to a spokeswoman for...
Tags: Prosecution, Election Rigging, Eric Garcetti, Primaries, Politics
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Ron Kaye: Zareh Sinanyan admits racist remarks, expresses regret
It was a week Zareh Sinanyan will never forget. The man who left the Soviet Republic of Armenia as a 14-year-old a quarter century ago took his seat as a Glendale City Councilman on Monday, faced harsh criticism from residents during public comment on...
Tags: Islam, Religion and Belief, Politics, Elections, Racism
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He's got Armenia under his skin, and we get a guidebook
By some measures, Matthew Karanian was a Connecticut Yankee: a 34-year-old litigator in Hartford, American-born and bred. But he had a wild idea. So he took a summer off, headed for the rustic land of his ancestors, and soon found that Armenia was...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Russia, Travel, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Turkey
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Anne's adventures in compassion
—A lazy Sunday morning. Arising later than usual. A long week of work in the books, a promising week ahead. Now living in Armenia, I correspond regularly with colleagues, friends and family back home in the States. Birds chirp as I check some emails...
Tags: Human Interest, Email, Afghanistan, Johns Hopkins University, Christopher Stevens
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Chris Bohjalian sets love amid horror
Chris Bohjalian's novel "The Sandcastle Girls" has many traditional elements of compelling fiction — people with secrets, shocking plot twists, compulsively likable characters and a rich love story. It also describes the 1915 mass killing of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Literature, Authors, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Congratulations to re-elected Armenian president spark Burbank hunger strike
Ara Manoogian hadn’t eaten for nine days as of Monday, and he was prepared to go without food for weeks, or even months, more. Camped in an RV parked outside Rep. Adam Schiff’s Burbank office, Manoogian said his hunger strike was in protest...
Tags: Barack Obama, Strikes, Adam B. Schiff, Elections, Labor Disputes
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Glendale City Council hopefuls feel the heat at forum
The final City Council candidate forum Wednesday was perhaps the most direct in calling candidates out on their perceived faults. From having Councilwoman Laura Friedman defend her voting record to asking longtime City Hall critic Herbert Molano how he...Tags: Government, House Building, Google Inc., Civil and Public Service, Politics
Jun 11, 2013
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May 18, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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