When will we reach our dignity threshold?
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly uthorities are in denial or choose to do nothing, the weight of a solution lies in the hands of those victimized. The cowardly…
This one is for the humble servants
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly The fall has returned to our locales, and with that comes the beginning of the “active” seasons of our communities. Most of our…
Choices and Overload: Together is the only answer
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly Community participation has always been about needs and identity. In the past, the continuity of the US diaspora has benefited from a simpler…
American Armenian Lifestyle Dilemma: Choices and Overload
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly In the diaspora, we live a dual identity existence. It is the hyphenated reality. In this country, we enjoy the freedom of the…
A Unique Approach to Church Unity: Sharing
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly The Armenian community in North America has been hampered by an unnecessary and tragic division since 1933. For the first 23 years after…
The Insult at Akhtamar
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly It was built in the early tenth century by the architect Bishop Manuel during the reign of King Gagik between 915 and 921.…
The Unfortunate Tradeoff of Survival and Sovereignty
Is this our fate as a nation? To always be denied the warm embrace of true freedom? Since the fall of the Cilician Rupenian Kingdom in 1375, Armenia has experienced…
The Unfortunate Tradeoff of Survival and Sovereignty
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly Is this our fate as a nation? To always be denied the warm embrace of true freedom? Since the fall of the Cilician…
It must always be about the people, not the politicians
For many of us in the diaspora, our relationship with Armenia has been limited to popular sites or political personalities. We can identify with terms like “Etchmiadzin” or “Khor Virap”…
Youthful Experiences that Shape Values and Guide our Future
BY STEPAN PILIGIAN | The Armenian Weekly It is a term we frequently use in describing others and ourselves. “Values”…a person’s principles or behavior…one’s judgment of what is important in…