Congress Marks April 24th with Commemoration of Armenian Genocide, Support for Artsakh, and Calls for Azerbaijani Accountability

I listened to my great-grandmother’s genocide testimony; now, I carry her voice

It was February 17, 1985, in Van Nuys, California. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath to be present in the living room of my grandparents’ home, awaiting a conversation with my great-grandmother, Mary Antekelian.  The room was full of reminders of my deep-rooted cultural heritage and ties to my historic motherland—a painting of the majestic Mount Ararat overlooking Yerevan, a bone inlay plaque of the Armenian alphabet, embroidered doilies, …

Thirteenth Genocide Awareness Week at Arizona State University Features Panel on Artsakh

Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian participated in the 13th Annual Genocide Awareness Week program, held at Arizona State University, March 31-April 3, 2025. This year’s conference, “Remembrance, Memorialization, and Repair,” featured a panel on Artsakh/Nagorno-Karabagh, on Thursday, April 3. The session on “Nagorno-Karabagh: Destruction of Indigeneity,” featured three panelists: Prof. Barlow Der Mugrdechian of the Armenian Studies Program at Fresno S…

Congress Marks April 24th with Commemoration of Armenian Genocide, Support for Artsakh, and Calls for Azerbaijani Accountability

Over 50 U.S. Senators and Representatives joined with Armenian Americans and supporters in commemorating the Armenian Genocide and demanding justice for Artsakh at community events and through powerful statements ANCA Mobilizes against President Trump’s Backsliding on Genocide RecognitionWASHINGTON—Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives demonstrated powerful bipartisan solidarity in commemorating the 110th anniversary of the Arm…