Editorial



Census 2010: Responsibility in Our Hands

The U.S. Census 2010 forms are arriving in the mail, and from now until the April 1 deadline, participation is important, required, easy, and safe.



Turkish presidential residence at Cankaya from above. Wikimedia

Editor’s Diary: Turkish presidency’s Armenian history

For the past two days our group of nine - experts, commentators from U.S. - has shuttled from one end of Ankara to another for meeting after meeting. Eleven meetings in all far: six yesterday and five today - the latest with President Abdullah Gul.



Editor's Diary: On the road

Published: Wednesday March 17, 2010

For the next two weeks, The Armenian Reporter will be edited and updated on the go with its editor Emil Sanamyan - this is me writing - traveling through Turkey and then Armenia.

More united than we seem

Published: Saturday February 27, 2010

The State Department's unusual guest list for a proposed meeting of Armenian-American representatives with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has caused controversy. Despite the divisions highlighted by the controversy, Armenian-Americans are united on key matters of policy.

Take advantage of internship opportunities

Published: Friday February 19, 2010

Armenian organizations offer wonderful opportunities to Armenians of all ages and descriptions to develop professionally and personally. Consider taking advantage of these opportunities. (And many of them are not limited to the summer.)




Commentary



Typewriters like this used to be the mainstay of journalism. Wikimedia

Getting adjusted to electronic age

Veteran journalist Tom Vartabedian discusses the challenges and opportunities offered by quickly evolving computer gadgets



Dr. John Markarian.

A most unforgettable character: Dr. John Markarian and founding of Haigazian

Hagop Terjimanian recalls the life and legacy of Dr. John Markarian who led the Haigazian University since its founding in 1955 until 1966 and again between 1971 and 1982.



In search of paradise

Published: Tuesday August 24, 2010

Apo Sahagian has been discovering Armenia for the past four years; in a commentary he shares some of his personal experiences from his most recent trip this month that combine seemingly random events into a sort of mosaic.

Armenian studies, a fascinating field

Published: Friday August 20, 2010

The language of the Armenian people and their culture, literature and history have always provided a fascinating field of study among scholars, writes Arthur Hagopian.

My friend the scholar-athlete

Published: Thursday August 12, 2010

Life is full of twists and turns and yesterday's role model may be struggling tomorrow, observes Tom Vartabedian.




Letters



Appeal for help for musicians and musicologists of Armenia

As long as God gives human beings the strength and capability to work and, thereby, provide for their families and their families' required needs for a pleasant life, plus possibilities and special awareness of helping or sharing his bread with needy compatriots, I would ask from these fortunate and blessed people to help our needy musicians and musicologists, old and young, this year too.



Letter from Joe Dagdigian

I am writing you regarding my concern with actions of the Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC), an organization that ostensibly concerned with perpetuating the ideals of President Woodrow Wilson and which is funded in part by U.S. taxpayers.



Letter from Berge Jololian

Published: Thursday May 20, 2010

London’s Tate Modern denies denying Genocide, but sticks to qualifications

Published: Wednesday May 12, 2010

Harvard, Mass. - Joseph Dagdigian hears from Tate Modern about his concerns and follows up:

Tate Modern's Genocide denial protested

Published: Tuesday April 27, 2010

British museum's description of Genocide as part of the recent Arshile Gorky exhibit has produced angry rebukes for its deference to Turkish government's "sensitivities." See letters by Ardashes Kassakhian and Joseph Dagdigian.