LAist

Western Armenian Is An Endangered Language. A New Generation In LA Is Learning It

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. For diasporan Armenians like myself, the third generation born in the U.S. whose families were from the Ottoman ...
Asbarez

A Meaningful Day of Connection as Mesrobian School Visits Ari Guiragos Minassian

Ari Guiragos Minassian Armenian School welcomed students from Mesrobian School for a special day of connection, culture, and ...
Asbarez

USC Hosts Conference on Sustaining Armenian Language in the Diaspora

From February 27 to March 1, scholars, practitioners and community members gathered at USC for a three-day interdisciplinary ...
Daily Sundial

ASP celebrates 40-year anniversary of first Armenian language course

This year marks 40 years since the first Armenian language course at CSUN was offered. Today, the Armenian Studies Program (ASP) offers 10 courses. CSUN is home to the largest Armenian student ...
Los Angeles Times

Column: Armenian is my first language. What happens if I can longer speak it?

I knew Armenian, my first language, before I knew anything else. I knew the language before I discovered my hobbies and passions. I knew the language before I knew how to do simple addition and ...
Malay Mail

With fewer than 100,000 speakers, Western Armenian community keeps language going with concerts, workshops and film screenings

Once spoken by two million people across the Ottoman Empire, Turkish Armenian has shrunk to the point of becoming an ...
The Fresno Bee

Fresno woman recalls her second childhood school — the one that taught Armenian culture

Grace Colarian, far left, Brianna Nishian and Alik Kutumian applaud after hearing a fellow student perform on the piano with nine other children from the Armenian Community School in this 2007 photo.